London, England, September 03, 2023: New signing Mia Fishel (2 Chelsea) during the Pre Season Friendly game between Chelsea and Roma at Kingsmeadow, London, England. (Bettina Weissensteiner / SPP)
Towards the end of the last Women’s Super League season, Chelsea’s attack was stretched to breaking point. Fran Kirby and Pernille Harder were both sidelined through injuries for various spells. Then, in January, Bethany England left, swapping her back-up role to become a star player at Tottenham Hotspur. Consequently, the burden of goal-scoring fell almost squarely on Sam Kerr’s shoulders.
Unwilling to gamble her attacking hopes on one player any longer, manager Emma Hayes moved to bring in Mia Fishel, the American who joined on August 4 for a reported fee of $250,000. Fishel arrived in English soccer on the back of a wonderful two-year spell in Mexico, where she scored for fun with Tigres UANL. She made her debut for Chelsea in their opening game of the new WSL season – a 2-1 win over Tottenham – and scored her first goal for…
