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Chelsea snubbed! Lena Oberdorf set to complete €400k transfer to Bayern Munich as Wolfsburg superstar opts against joining Blues in post-Emma Hayes' era

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One of Germany's biggest talents, Oberdorf is out of contract at Wolfsburg next year and while her departure will be a huge blow for the two-time European champions, they have at least managed to cash in on the 22-year-old as Bayern Munich have paid her €400,000 (£340,500/$429,000) release clause, according to <a href="https://www.waz-online.de/sport/regional/viel-teurer-als-gedacht-oberdorf-wechsel-vom-vfl-wolfsburg-zu-den-bayern-ist-fix-EF3ZDZBMGNDP5MHGRUWJLG73UE.html" target="_blank">AZ/WAZ</a>. The report states that Chelsea were also interested and willing to pay the fee, but Oberdorf instead chose Bayern.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Chelsea have been looking for a top holding midfielder for some time now and there are few better than Oberdorf. However, they'll need to go back to square one following the news that she is to join Bayern.It's a move that is extremely significant in the context of German women's football, too. Wolfsburg have long been the country's dominant force <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/patri-guijarro-barcelona-star-world-class-womens-champions-league-wolfsburg/blt85a282eb2437c60f" target="_blank">and reached the Champions League final as recently as last year</a>. But this is yet another sign that power is shifting in the Frauen-Bundesliga, with Bayern having already made a statement with the signings of Chelsea duo Magdalena Eriksson and Pernille Harder last summer.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

The fee Wolfsburg will get for Oberdorf will be a club record, surpassing the sums of around €350,000 (£297,500/$375,000) that they received for Harder, from Chelsea, in 2020 and for Jill Roord, from Manchester City, in 2023.

DID YOU KNOW?

Though she is set to become a Bayern Munich player this summer, Oberdorf will spend the next few months looking to topple the Bavarians as Wolfsburg try and overtake them at the top of the Bundesliga table. There's a chance the two teams could meet in the DFB-Pokal, too, with both still alive in that competition.

WHAT NEXT FOR OBERDORF?

Chelsea snubbed! Lena Oberdorf set to complete €400k transfer to Bayern Munich as Wolfsburg superstar opts against joining Blues in post-Emma Hayes' era | Goal.com

Wolfsburg star Lena Oberdorf is set to sign for Bayern Munich for a bumper fee after choosing the German giants over English champions Chelsea.

Chelsea snubbed! Lena Oberdorf set to complete €400k transfer to Bayern Munich as Wolfsburg superstar opts against joining Blues in post-Emma Hayes&apos; era