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Sam Kerr forced to fight for her place at Chelsea after club shattered transfer fee record to secure rival striker from Spanish side Levante

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Sam Kerr is reported to have agreed to a new deal to extend her medal-strewn stay at English champions Chelsea on the day her club also smashed the transfer record to sign a new star striker.

Colombian Mayra Ramirez, one of the stars of the World Cup in Australia, is the attacker the Blues hope will fill the void left by Kerr's knee injury which will keep her out of action for the rest of the season.

But despite the big-money arrival of the 24-year-old from Spanish club Levante and amid speculation that Kerr, now 30, might have played her last match for Chelsea with her contract up at the end of the season, it appears the Matildas captain will continue her triumphant reign at Kingsmeadow.