Kelley O’Hara is, after months of rumors and reports, a Washington Spirit player. The USWNT defender has joined the Spirit after a trade that sent $75,000 in allocation money and to Utah Royals FC in exchange for the two-time World Cup champion. There are also further conditions related to playing time that could trigger additional compensation going to Utah.
The move comes just one day after the club signed Japanese international Saori Takarada to a two-year contract, and two days after announcing a new two-year deal for Spirit original Tori Huster. Steve Goff of The Washington Post first reported that the deal was done yesterday, and has said that the conditional portion of the deal involves a 2022 first round draft pick if O’Hara appears in half of the Spirit’s games in 2021:
Ok, so I'm hearing the trade is O'Hara for $75,000 in allocation money, plus a 2022 first-round draft pick IF she plays in half of Washington's matches in 2021.