Paula Blasi set for huge transfer? - Breakthrough year set to see her join Movistar in deal makes her among highest paid in women's peloton

The Women's WorldTour could be set to see one of the biggest riders in the peloton change teams over winter as reports suggest she's set for a big-money contract as a team seems set to buy out her contract.

According to Wielerflits, the Spanish rider has agreed to join Movistar from 2027, despite earlier reports she was signing with Lidl-Trek. She had recently signed a new contract with UAE Team ADQ, adding a €100,000 buyout clause, but she seems to be on her way to the Spanish team in a deal that would see her make close to €1 million per year

The 23-year-old sensation is in the midst of iher definitive breakthrough. Last year, she became European Under-23 Champion, finished fourth in the Tour de Romandie, and sixth in the Tour de l'Avenir. But 2026 was a step up with a third place in the Tour Down Under, before her victory in the Amstel Gold Race and Vuelta a Espana.

After La Vuelta, her manager Alex Carera signalled his intent to make Blasi the highest-paid rider in the women's peloton. After winning the Amstel Gold Race and La Vuelta Femenina in the same spring, the 23-year-old Spaniard has suddenly become one of the most valuable names in women’s cycling.

Speaking to The Athletic, Carera made clear where he believes that rise should lead. Asked about his ambition to make Blasi the first female rider to earn €1m per year, he replied: “That is my goal.” For Carera, it's simple: “Because she is the star of the future in cycling."

Blasi’s 2025 results make that argument easier to understand. Alongside her wins at Amstel and La Vuelta Femenina, she finished third at La Fleche Wallonne and fifth at Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

That gave her spring campaign real depth. It was not one surprise result followed by silence. It was a sustained arrival at the highest level.