For Hacken: Sweden’s Damallsvenskan has become something of a feeder league in recent years, the kind which develops young talent brilliantly but always ends up selling to bigger, richer clubs in bigger, richer leagues. As such, Hacken always knew that they couldn’t keep hold of Felicia Schroder forever, and the timeline on her stay in Sweden was immediately reduced last season, when she scored a remarkable 30 league goals. It’s hard to feel like the club didn’t get as much as possible out of their time with the teenager, though. Schroder helped fire Hacken to a first league title in five years and a European triumph in the inaugural Europa Cup, before departing for an absolutely massive fee of around €1.5m (£1.3m/$1.7m). It’s a blow to lose her, but Hacken haven’t played this one badly at all.Grade: B
For Real Madrid: Is this a sign of Real Madrid finally showing the sort of ambition needed to close the gap on Barcelona? Las Blancas have been routinely criticised for a lack of impetus over the years, with them constantly second-best in Spain while many top stars have left at he same time, such as Olga Carmona, Esther Gonzalez and, just this summer, both Caroline Weir and Naomie Feller. Splashing big cash on one of the best young players in the world, though, represents a potential shift. Schroder is a star and shows all the signs of being able to replicate that while making a step up, adding necessary goals to a team that lacked that consistency from a centre-forward last season. She also has the potential to get better and, similarly to Linda Caicedo, Real will hope she develops into a world-beater in Madrid.Grade: A
For Schroder: Despite criticism of Madrid, this feels like a good move for Schroder. She should be the team's starting centre-forward, she will be exposed to a top league and regular Champions League football, and there is a step-up in pressure and expectation for her, but not as great a one as it could have been. Madrid also have a decent track record of developing young players, with Caicedo a stand-out example. Despite some key departures, the supporting cast around Schroder isn’t bad either, with how she links up with Caicedo in particular sure to be fascinating to watch.Grade: B+