Manchester United have signed World Cup Golden Boot winner Hinata Miyazawa from Japanese side Mynavi Sendai on a permanent deal.
Miyazawa finished as the top scorer in Australia and New Zealand after she netted five goals in five games during Japan's run to the quarter-finals.
The midfielder joins Marc Skinner's United as they bid to win their first Women's Super League title.
Miyazawa told MUTV: "I am truly very happy to be part of this wonderful family and this great team.
"I am really looking forward to getting started and hope my style of play will excite our fans."
Manager Skinner added: "Hinata joins our United family having proven her qualities at the highest level.
"As her Golden Boot win at this summer's Women's World Cup has shown, she will excite our fantastic fans with her direct style of play and her ability to find the most dangerous spaces.
"We cannot wait to see her develop even further within our playing squad."
Meanwhile, Liverpool have signed long-term target Sophie Roman Haug from Roma.
The 24-year-old, who won the Serie A title earlier this year, scored 12 goals in 39 appearances with the Italian club and netted a hat-trick for Norway against the Philippines at the recent World Cup.
"Sophie's a player we’ve been monitoring for a few years now, even back to her time in Norway," said manager Matt Beard.
"She’s a fantastic goalscorer, her movement in the box is good and she can score all types of goals.
"She obviously had a really good World Cup, coming on the back of being at Roma and being part of a team which won the league.
"At 24 I think we’re getting Sophie at a really good time and she’s just what we needed, a proven goalscorer who is still hungry to continue to develop and progress her game."
Haug, who began her career with six seasons at LSK Kvinner in her native Norway, is looking forward to bolstering Liverpool’s Women’s Super League challenge.
"I feel like it was the right next step for me. I got a really good impression of the club and I believe they’re building something big here and I would really like to be a part of it," she said.
"It’s a club with a lot of long traditions and with a lot of ambition. I really hope this season to be able to contribute with a lot of goals and I have a lot of faith that the team will do a great season.
"If we get off to a good start and get momentum, we’re going to be a tough team to beat."
