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Barcelona signs Kerolin from Manchester City for record £1.25m fee

The Guardian Sport • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 4, 2026, 6:57 PM

Last updated Aug 4, 2026

Barcelona signs Kerolin from Manchester City for record £1.25m fee

Summary

Barcelona has secured the services of Brazil forward Kerolin from Manchester City for a fee reported to be around £1.25 million. This transfer marks the highest amount received for a sale by a Women’s Super League club, surpassing previous records set by Olivia Smith’s £1 million transfer to Arsenal and Melvine Malard’s £850,000 move to Chelsea. The deal also represents a club record for Barcelona. The move strengthens Barcelona's squad ahead of the upcoming season.

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Key Details

•Barcelona signed Kerolin from Manchester City on August 4, 2026.
•The transfer fee is reported at £1.25 million.
•This is the largest sale fee in Women’s Super League history.
•Kerolin's transfer eclipses previous records held by Olivia Smith and Melvine Malard.
•The deal marks a club-record for Barcelona.

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6:57 PMThe Guardian Sport — Barcelona sign Brazil forward Kerolin from Manchester City for club-record £1.25m

What they're saying

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Transfer fee largest sum received for a sale by WSL side Signing eclipses Olivia Smith’s £1m move to Arsenal Barcelona have signed the Brazil forward Kerolin from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee that sources say is in the region of £1.25m, which would represent the largest sum received for a sale by a Women’s Super League side. The deal is also a club-record for Barcelona, and in terms of a fee received by an English club it eclipses the £1m that Liverpool received for the sale of Olivia Smith in Arsenal in 2025 and Melvine Malard’s more recent £850,000 switch from Manchester United to Chelsea. Continue reading...
— The Guardian Sportby Tom Garry

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