France forward Melvine Malard links up again with Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor, who gave her her debut at Lyon. United get club record fee of about £850,000 for forwardMalard follows McCabe and Matsukubo into ChelseaChelsea have announced the signing of the France forward Melvine Malard from Manchester United on a four-year contract. The Guardian revealed last week that a deal was close for the the 26-year-old, who has left United after three seasons for about £850,000.Malard had one year on her contract and United were keen to keep the forward.
However, once it became clear Malard wanted a move United decided to sell, rather than lose a high-value highly rated player on a free next summer.
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