Melvine Malard hungry for trophies after joining Chelsea from Manchester United

United get club-record fee of about £850,000 for forward Malard follows McCabe and Matsukubo into Chelsea Chelsea 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 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 player on a free next summer. Continue reading...

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