NWSL free-agent tracker: Portland Thorns bring back USWNT’s Becky Sauerbrunn, Canada legend Christine Sinclair

The Portland Thorns inked a brand new take care of Becky Sauerbrunn on Tuesday, which is able to maintain her within the Rose Metropolis for another yr.

The 2-time Girls’s World Cup winner and three-time NWSL champion extends her keep in Portland after initially becoming a member of the group within the 2020 season. Sauerbrunn’s contract was introduced a day after fellow veteran Christine Sinclair confirmed her personal one-year stick with the Thorns, who at the moment are underneath new possession after RAJ Sports activities formally took over the membership earlier this month.

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Sauerbrunn’s deal comes as NWSL groups start their preseason coaching, and in the direction of the top of a busy offseason. The league’s second-ever free company window noticed a whole lot of headline-making motion, most notably NJ/NY Gotham FC’s splashy efforts to land sought-after quartet Crystal Dunn, Tierna Davidson, Rose Lavelle and Emily Sonnett. The NWSL’s report for highest-paid participant was additionally set twice within the buildup to the 2024 season, first by the Houston Sprint by signing Maria Sanchez to a deal reportedly value round $1.5 million after which by the Chicago Pink Stars, who will reportedly pay Mallory Swanson practically $2 million.

With the 2024 season quickly approaching, this is an updating listing on the offers which have crossed the road to this point and gamers who’re nonetheless available on the market.