The Washington Spirit announced two signings Tuesday and was making progress on acquiring three other players soon.
Kumi Yokoyama, an attacker from the Japanese World Cup squad, headlines the group, though her deal with the National Women’s Soccer League team has not been announced yet. A person familiar with the talks said the move is close to being finalized.
The Spirit did announce the acquisition of Canadian attacker Jenna Hellstrom and American forward Jessie Scarpa. Washington is also in talks with Brooke Hendrix, a 5-foot-11 center back from English club West Ham, and a South American attacker, according to a person familiar with the negotiations, who did not disclose the name of the player.