Lisbeth Oval is expected to join Mexico’s Tigress Wang Orlando Pride with a record $1.5 million transfer fee.
The deal is expected to close with the National Women’s Football League transfer deadline on Monday. The person spoke anonymously as the contract has not yet been formally signed.
Transfer fees surpassed Canadian striker Olivia Smith’s Arsenal paid Liverpool at a $1.3 million fee in the British Women’s Super League last month. This broke the previous record fee of $1.1 million in January when Chelsea paid defender Naomi Gilma the San Diego wave.
Ovalle, a 25-year-old winger, has led Liga MX Femenil Tiguru to six titles since joining the club in 2017. She is the team’s highest scorer ever with 136 goals.
She also made 58 appearances for the Mexican national team with 20 goals.
Oval is a nickname called Llama (Magician). Going viral on social media This year, in Tigress’ match against Guadalajara, he was just apart from the net and was given a so-called “Scorpion Kick” goal.
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