Canada forward Olivia Smith has become the most expensive player in women’s soccer history at a cost of one million pounds ($1.34 million) after Arsenal signed her from Liverpool

Confidentiality was the modus operandi when it came to the Canadian forward’s move, with Smith’s record-breaking £1.1million ($1.34m) transfer from Liverpool to Arsenal becoming official on Thursday.

Arsenal have completed the signing of Olivia Smith from Liverpool, breaking the women’s transfer record in the process. It emerged earlier this month that 20-year-old Smith was joining Arsenal in a blockbuster deal which is reported to have set the team back a huge £1 million ($1.