//USWNT Star Rose Lavelle Traded to OL Reign Ahead of Expected Transfer to Manchester City

USWNT Star Rose Lavelle Traded to OL Reign Ahead of Expected Transfer to Manchester City

Lavelle, 25, played this past season for the Washington Spirit of the NWSL. Her move to Manchester City will pair her with fellow USWNT star Sam Mewis.

Star American midfielder Rose Lavelle was traded to OL Reign on Sunday in a move that is expected to be followed by a European transfer.

The team announced it had acquired Lavelle in exchanged for a 2022 first-round draft pick and $100,000 in allocation money. Lavelle will reportedly head to Manchester City of the FA Women’s Super League, according to The Athletic‘s Meg Linehan.

If Lavelle’s transfer to Manchester City becomes official, she’ll join fellow U.S. women’s national team and North Carolina Courage star Sam Mewis, who signed with the club on Monday. Mewis, a three-time NWSL champion and a fixture on the USA’s 2019 Women’s World Cup championship squad, has her league rights retained by the Courage should she return to the league.

“Sam has been