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The Pride have acquired Zambian forward Barbra Banda from Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shengli for a $740,000 transfer fee, a source familiar with the deal confirmed to The Equalizer. The fee is the second highest in world history behind Zambian teammate Racheal Kundananji, whose move to NWSL expansion team Bay FC set the global record last month.
Banda’s contract with the Pride is a four-year deal valued at around $2.1 million all-in including bonuses, a source confirmed, which will make her one of the highest-paid players in the NWSL.
CBS Sports was first to report Banda’s move to Orlando.
Orlando will incur an additional salary-cap hit to acquire Banda for spending beyond the NWSL’s new $500,000 net transfer threshold. Some of that cap hit can be bought down with allocation money.
While many global transfer windows are closed until summer, the NWSL’s primary transfer window remains open until April 16. Like with Kundananji, who Madrid CFF transferred to Bay FC for €735,000 (about…
