Overview
- Tottenham Hotspur Women officially signed 22-year-old France centre-back Alice Sombath from Lyon for an undisclosed fee the club called a record transfer.
- Reports say the fee surpasses the benchmark set in January by the Signe Gaupset move, though the exact figure and Sombath’s contract length were not disclosed.
- Sombath arrives from Lyon with Champions League and multiple domestic titles to her name and said the move is a new challenge she is excited to embrace.
- Head coach Martin Ho praised her maturity and ball-playing ability, and the signing completes Spurs’ sixth arrival of the summer and the head coach’s main recruitment plan.
- The transfer underlines rising investment in the women’s game and gives Tottenham a reinforced defence as they look to build on last season’s progress toward a top-four WSL push.