Liverpool Women’s Women’s Super League transfer record could fall this week as Barcelona edge closer to signing Manchester City forward Kerolin for £1.28 million.
What’s happening with Liverpool Women’s record?
Last summer, Liverpool Women sold Canada international Olivia Smith to Arsenal for £1 million, setting a WSL record and a world record at the time. That deal still stands as Liverpool Women’s biggest outgoing transfer, a landmark moment for the league’s financial growth.
Why Kerolin’s move matters for Liverpool Women
Should Barcelona complete the deal, Liverpool Women’s women’s record will pass to Smith’s successor as the league’s most expensive outgoing sale. Kerolin only joined Manchester City in January 2025 and has two years left on her contract, but she was a key part of City’s 2025-26 WSL title-winning campaign, scoring nine league goals in 15 appearances after returning from injury.
How the fee stacks up in women’s football
The proposed £1.28m fee would surpass the fee Arsenal paid for Smith and make Kerolin the most expensive player ever sold by a WSL club. It would also become Barcelona’s most expensive signing in the women’s game, comfortably eclipsing what they paid Manchester City for Keira Walsh in 2022.
Liverpool Women currently sit 11th in the FA WSL with 17 points from 22 games in the final 2025 table, as the new season has not yet begun.
