Chelsea close to signing PSG striker Baltimore

Chelsea are expected to motion France guardant Sandy Baltimore from Paris St-Germain connected a four-year contract, taxable to a medical.

The 24-year-old is retired of statement astatine PSG and will subordinate nan Women's Super League champions connected a free transfer.

BBC Sport understands Baltimore will person a squad domiciled astatine Chelsea, operating arsenic a replacement for Sam Kerr while nan Australian striker recovers from a knee injury.

Baltimore will compete pinch Catarina Macario, Mia Fishel, Mayra Ramirez and Aggie Beever-Jones successful a packed attacking section astatine Kingsmeadow.

She will beryllium nan first imperishable signing for caller Chelsea head Sonia Bompastor, who has moved from Lyon to switch Emma Hayes.

Baltimore scored 7 goals successful 18 appearances successful nan French apical formation past play - successful which PSG vanished 2nd to Bompastor's Lyon.

She has 28 caps for France and was portion of their Euro 2022 squad, but was not picked for nan 2023 World Cup.