That women’s football is constantly expanding is a reality. More and more millions are being moved and the business is growing by leaps and bounds. An example of this is that in less than two weeks the record for the most expensive signing in the world has been broken again and not only that, but the figure has almost doubled compared to the 450.00 euros that Chelsea paid for Mayra Ramírez.
Bay FC, of ??the United States league, has paid Madrid CFF more than 800,000 euros for the transfer of Racheal Kundananji. The Zambian forward signs for five seasons with a million-dollar salary that would reach 2.5 million euros.
The Madrid CFF had it tied until 2026 with a clause of 700,000 euros and was reluctant to get rid of its most decisive footballer, but the San Francisco franchise has put on the table an irrefutable offer both for the club chaired by Alfredo Ulloa and for the Zambian footballer. According to the brand, he will pay 735,000 for the player, plus a bonus of 70,000 euros when the forward reaches 20 goals.
Kundananji arrived at the Madrid club last season, scoring 25 goals that placed her as the second top scorer in the F League. This year she had added 8 goals in 15 games. At FC Bay she will coincide with other old acquaintances from the Spanish league such as the former Blaugrana Asisat Oshoala or the former Atlético player Deyna Castellanos.
The San Francisco team is one of the new franchises in the NWSL, the American league. A club that has landed in style, spending large amounts of money to build its squad. In addition to more than 800,000 euros for Kundananji, he also paid about 150,000 for Oshoala.
Bay FC was founded by historic soccer players like the legendary Brandi Chastain. A star of the United States national team who starred in one of the most iconic photos in the history of women’s soccer when she took off her shirt to celebrate a goal in the 1999 World Cup final against China at the Rose Bowl in California, the game she held. the record for attendance at a women’s football match until the Camp Nou took it from them.
The club has the million-dollar participation of the Sixth Street investment group, a firm with businesses all over the world, including FC Barcelona, ??where it took over 25% of the television rights.
