When Michele Kang acquired London City Lionesses in December 2023, it would have been a wild prediction to say Alexia Putellas would join as a player two and a half years later.
But here we are – one of the greatest female players of all-time and one of the world’s most ambitious owners have united to create a formidable partnership.
Putellas, known in Spain as ‘La Reina’ – the Queen – has won everything there is to win at club level and is a world champion with the national team.
Her honours list is almost longer than London City Lionesses’ entire summary on Wikipedia and Putellas has 44 times more followers on Instagram than the club.
So how has an independent club from Bromley, who were playing in the second tier in 2025, secured the biggest transfer in Women’s Super League history?