Sources: Alyssa Thompson flies to London amid Chelsea links

Angel City FC striker Alyssa Thompson, climbed a plane in London in Los Angeles on Wednesday, while six times reigning English champions, Chelsea, try to finalize an American agreement, several confirmed sources in ESPN.

The deadline for the transfer of England ends at 11 p.m. local time on Thursday. Several sources have confirmed that Angel City and Chelsea had not yet accepted an agreement, but the departure of Thompson for London indicates that a transfer contract would be concluded.

Thompson, 20, attended Angel City’s NWSL match on Monday and was listed as an excused absence. Coach Alexander Straus, who took the post in June, said after the 2-1 victory on Monday against the Bay FC that the previous days had been “difficult”.

Angel City did not comment on the transfer saga because it took place during last week.

Thompson scored six goals and added two assists for Angel City this season in the NWSL. In January, Thompson signed a three -year extension with Angel City which crossed the 2028 season.

His 19 -year -old sister, Gisele, also signed an extension until 2028 at the same time. Thompson is a native of Los Angeles who jumped the university – after committing to Stanford – to become a professional. Angel City selected his n ° 1 in the NWSL 2023 draft.

Thompson became the first player to be drafted directly from the school. She was the youngest player of the United States World Cup team in 2023 later that year. Thompson made his debut for the Senior USWNT against England on October 7, 2022, in front of 90,000 fans at the Wembley stadium in London.

Chelsea already houses the international striker of the United States Catarina Macario and the vice-captain and defender of the USWNT Naomi Girma. The club paid record transfer fees of $ 1.1 million at San Diego Wave FC for Girma in January.

Chelsea has made a duty to go after more USWNT talents in recent screening efforts. Costs for Thompson, one of the emerging stars of the NWSL, expect the threshold of at least 1 million dollars. The Orlando Pride set a record in August when the NWSL team paid $ 1.5 million in Tigers for Mexico striker Lizbeth Ovalle.

Emily Keogh and Charlotte Gibson d’Espn contributed to this report.