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.

What persuaded European champions Arsenal to pay a world-record transfer fee to sign Canada international forward Olivia Smith from Liverpool?

European champions Arsenal shattered the women's transfer record by signing Canadian forward Olivia Smith from Liverpool, for a fee of one million pounds according to media reports, making the 20-year-old the first female player to break the seven-figure barrier.