Chelsea are close to signing Lucy Bronze on a free transfer after her contract at Barcelona expired this summer; the England defender is a five-time Champions League winner; she's been capped by the Lionesses 123 times.
Lucy Bronze will leave FC Barcelona. Lucy Bronze is close to joining Chelsea on a free TRANSFER.
.Chelsea Women are closing in on a deal for England right-back Lucy Bronze following the expiry of her Barcelona contract.
Bronze departed Barca in June having helped them win a second consecutive Champions League title.
Bronze is known as one of the game's best defenders and has won 123 caps for England, which puts her sixth on the all-time appearance makers list for the Lionesses.
The 32-year-old defender is departing Spain after playing 70 games across two seasons for Barcelona. She won two European titles, two league titles and three domestic cups in her time there.
Before joining Barcelona, Bronze had two spells at Manchester City either side of a three-year stint at French club Lyon. She also had spells at Sunderland, Everton and Liverpool.