Houston Dash are expected to part ways with winger Maria Sanchez, sources have confirmed to CBS Sports. The Mexican attacker will join San Diego Wave FC as the deal was finalized on Friday during the league’s transfer deadline.
Pro Soccer Wire first reported the news that the 28-year-old will head to San Diego in exchange for a transfer fee. Sources have also confirmed to CBS Sports that the transfer fee is expected to break a domestic record.
Sanchez signed a then record-setting contract with Houston in December for three years with an option valued at $1.5 million. The franchise found itself in another year of restructuring, hiring new head coach Fran Alonso. He’s the fifth head coach in the team’s 10-year history.
Just four months later, the franchise player requested a trade in March, and a Houston spokesperson told ESPN, “Maria Sanchez is under contract, a choice she made in free agency at the end of 2023,” as news broke of the player’s wishes to leave the club.
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