The one million pounds (C$1.85 million) Arsenal paid Liverpool for 20-year-old forward Olivia Smith of Whitby, Ont., in the Women’s Super League is the biggest price tag in women’s soccer history for a transfer.

Arsenal set a new women's world transfer record to sign striker Olivia Smith from Women's Super League rivals Liverpool.

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.