Chelsea’s technical director, Sonia Bompastor, has expressed her satisfaction with the incorporation of American forward Alyssa Thompson, who has signed a five-year contract with the club.
Thompson’s presentation took place before the first match of the Women’s Super League (WSL) season, where Chelsea, the current champion, defeated Manchester City with a score of 2-1.
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Bompastor highlighted that Thompson’s arrival to the team was a previous objective in the transfer market. “I am very happy because I know the quality she can bring to the team,” stated the coach in a press conference after the match.
The coach described Thompson as a “great player” and a “great person”, showing her enthusiasm for working with the American forward.
Thompson was unavailable for the match, as was Naomi Girma, who joined Chelsea in January for a record sum at the time.
Bompastor confirmed that Girma suffered a calf injury during the week and will be evaluated next week. No estimated timeframe or the severity of the injury was provided.Chelsea’s new signing, Alyssa Thompson, was presented to the fans before the match against Manchester City.Despite the absences, including Lucy Bronze and Lauren James, who are still recovering from injuries, Chelsea continued their good performance.
Aggie Beever-Jones, who scored Chelsea’s last goal at Stamford Bridge last season, opened the scoring for Chelsea and the league on Friday night.
Bompastor praised Beever-Jones, highlighting her performance in the match. “Aggie had the opportunity to start the match and I think she performed well, she also scored, which is important in her position,” she commented.
Bompastor revealed that work has been done in key areas with Beever-Jones, such as ball possession under pressure.
Chelsea will continue the season with a match against Aston Villa next weekend, where the coach hopes to have Thompson.
