Brazilian forward Kerolin Nicoli has turned a life‑changing health scare into a record‑breaking move to FC Barcelona.
- At 12 she survived osteomyelitis, a bone infection that threatened amputation of her right leg.
- Later, a doping ban and a torn ACL forced long layoffs, but she kept reinventing herself.
- Now, at 26, Barcelona paid €1.2 million to Manchester City, the highest fee ever for a female player and the costliest Brazilian transfer.
Signed through June 2030, Kerolin aims to blend quickly into a squad entering a new era.