Chelsea Women complete signing of Pernille Harder from Wolfsburg

Chelsea Women have completed the signing of Denmark international striker Pernille Harder.

The 27-year-old joins from Wolfsburg, who reached the Champions League final on Sunday, and has put pen to paper on a three-year deal with the Women’s Super League champions.

Harder is delighted to have made the move and is looking forward to making her mark in the English game.

“I’m extremely happy and extremely excited to get started, to finally be here and be a Chelsea player. I couldn’t be more happy,” she said.

“I’m excited to just play for such a big club, to play with so many amazing players and to also be playing in the league [Women’s Super League]. The English league, it’s so exciting at the moment and I’m really looking forward to it.”

Boss Emma Hayes added: “Pernille is one of the best players in the world. Her record at Wolfsburg and Linkopings, as well as internationally with Denmark, shows how valuable she has been to her teams.

“She is a fantastic team player who wants to take her game to the next level. She chose Chelsea as the club that can push her to that level. She can play for any team in the world, but she chose us.

“She chose the players, the staff, the environment, the playing style. You can’t get a bigger compliment than that from one of the best players in the world.”