And yet, PSG had decided to resist the assault.
In mid-August, the capital club had refused a record offer in women's football (500,000 euros) for its now ex-captain, Grace Geyoro, 25, and seemed to take note that she would stay in Paris this summer.
The trend has apparently changed.
In an interview with the newspaper L'Équipe, the French international (54 caps) confirmed that she wants to join London.
The change of captain, consequence of his desires elsewhere
"I expressed my wish to experience something else," she clearly stated.
I had a few meetings with the management, I explained to them the why and how of my desire to leave.
I really have this desire to open a new chapter in my life.
Today, I have one foot in Paris and one foot in Chelsea.
I've been at Paris Saint-Germain for ten years now, I've experienced a lot of things, and now I have an opportunity.
I am about to leave, now we will see how things will evolve, how the two clubs will manage to get along (...) I am 25 years old, I know that my life as a player will not be extremely long, it you have to know how to seize this kind of opportunity.
According to her, Chelsea's interest is a long one.
Holder on the PSG side during the Trophée des Champions against Lyon (1-0 defeat), Grace Geyoro played without the captain's armband that she wore last season, and which defender Paulina Dudek inherited.
A consequence, there too, of his situation.
“It was an exchange between the coach (Gérard Prêcheur) and me, she explained.
No one took the armband off me, I want to rectify that.
Given my current situation, my desires, the best choice was to leave it to Paulina, knowing that she was already vice-captain last season.
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