Chelsea have signed 18-year-old defender Veerle Buurman from PSV Eindhoven on a four-year deal and loaned her back to the Dutch club for the 2024-25 campaign.
Buurman has come through the Netherlands youth ranks and earned her first senior call-up in recent European Championship qualifiers.
She joins the Women’s Super League champions after impressing in her 14 appearances for PSV in the Vrouwen Eredivisie last season.
“This is the perfect step for my career,” Buurman said. “Chelsea’s vision for my development aligns perfectly with my own.
“Chelsea is a top club and the reigning champion of England. I feel honoured that such a big club has come forward at this stage. However, I’m happy to spend another year at PSV, continuing to develop at the highest level in the Netherlands.”
Chelsea’s general manager Paul Green added: “We’re really pleased to bring Veerle to the club.
“She is a left-sided centre-back that we have watched come through the ranks at PSV and the young Dutch national teams. She did well last season coming into the PSV first team and indeed earning her first senior national team call-up.”