The United States national women’s team Ally Sentnor joined Kansas City, the leader of the NWSL, from the Utah Royals.
UTAH received $ 600,000 in intra-bite transfer funds guaranteed in return, establishing a new intra-bite record for an NWSL transfer.
The teams have also confirmed that there is a future sales clause, a source of which knowing the agreement confirmed in ESPN as twenty percent of a future transfer.
The Royals will not receive any player in return, according to several sources.
Kansas City could send UTAH up to an additional $ 100,000 for complementary conditional modules in the future, a source confirmed in ESPN.
Kansas City will pay Utah over several years to spread the success of each team on the NWSL net transfer threshold. UTAH immediately received $ 300,000 and will receive an additional $ 200,000 next year and $ 100,000 in 2027.
UTAH entertained commercial conversations against Sendnor with several NWSL teams this summer, according to several sources.
“Thank you to the Royals for writing this little girl in the city and for giving me the opportunity to start a dream for life to play professional football,” Sendnor said in a statement. “Thank you for the opportunities and experiences on and off the field.”
Sendnor has four goals in 12 appearances for the USWNT. She was appointed the young player of the American 2024.
The Royals of Utah selected Sendnor n ° 1 in the general classification of the NWSL draft in 2024, which ended up being the final draft before the new collective agreement of the League abolished the projects.
Sendnor has a goal and a pass this season for the Royals of the last place. She started 13 games from Utah, which has only one victory.
Kansas City, already responsible for attackers, is first in the NWSL, eight points away from the second pride of Orlando.
“Ally is a dynamic player who is tenacious on both sides of the ball and will still be another threat on our list,” said Kansas City head coach Vlatko Andonovski, in a statement. “She is a fun and exciting player to watch. Ally continued to raise her match year after year, and we are impatient to make her mark in Kansas City. She demonstrates the mentality we are looking for and will be an excellent culture.”
Kansas City plays Utah on August 8.
