Orlando Pride To Break Women’s Transfer Record With $1.5m Lizbeth Ovalle Deal

Lizbeth Ovalle is expected to subordinate nan Orlando Pride from Mexico’s Tigres UANL connected a grounds transportation interest of $1.5m (£1.1m), a personification pinch knowledge of nan negotiations told The Associated Press connected Wednesday.

The woody is expected to beryllium completed by nan National Women’s Soccer League’s transportation deadline connected Monday. The personification said connected nan information of anonymity because nan statement had not yet been formally signed.

The transportation interest surpasses nan $1.3m (£1m) interest Arsenal paid Liverpool for Canadian striker Olivia Smith successful nan English Women’s Super League past month. That collapsed nan erstwhile grounds interest of $1.1m that Chelsea paid nan San Diego Wave for defender Naomi Girma successful January.

Ovalle, a 25-year-old winger, has led nan Tigres of Liga MX Femenil to six titles since joining nan nine successful 2017. She is nan team’s all-time starring scorer pinch 136 goals.

She’s besides made 58 appearances for nan Mexican nationalist squad pinch 20 goals. She turned heads successful nan US past year, scoring a well-placed chip to put Mexico up of nan US successful nan W Gold Cup.

Nicknamed La Maga (The Magician), Ovalle went viral connected societal media this twelvemonth pinch a alleged “scorpion kick” goal, facing distant from nan net, successful a Tigres lucifer against Guadalajara.