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Women's Super League champions Chelsea person signed defender Maelys Mpome from Montpellier connected a woody until 2028.
The 21-year-old is simply a French younker world and predominately plays arsenic a centre-back.
She joined Montpellier - wherever Chelsea head Sonia Bompastor herself spent 4 years arsenic a subordinate - successful 2020 and made 42 appearances for nan French top-tier side, scoring 3 goals.
Mpome said becoming a Chelsea subordinate is "just for illustration surviving a dream to subordinate specified a large club".
Blues wide head Paul Green said Mpome has "good acquisition for her age" acknowledgment to her improvement astatine Montpellier.
"She is simply a gangly and diversion defender whose floor plan we judge will suit nan WSL," he added.
Chelsea statesman their WSL title defence against Aston Villa connected 20 September astatine 19:00 BST, live connected nan BBC.