Canadian forward Olivia Smith has joined Arsenal from Liverpool in a historic world-record transfer worth £1 million (approximately $1.34 million). The 20-year-old signed a four-year contract, becoming the most expensive signing in women’s soccer history.

Olivia Smith was always going to become women’s football’s first £1million player this summer – but nobody was meant to know.

Arsenal’s bid of £1m ($1.36m) exceeds the previous record fee set by Chelsea when they signed USWNT defender Naomi Girma from the San Diego Wave for $1.1m in January.