San Diego Wave winger and Mexico worldwide María Sánchez is presently in “very superior” negotiations with Liga MX Femenil’s Tigres, sources have instructed ESPN.
The transfer would mark a return to Tigres for the American-born Mexican that beforehand represented the membership in 2021.
At present on contract with the Wave, the winger signed with the NWSL facet in 2024 with a deal via 2026, and an possibility for 2027. Initially arriving as a marquee participant for the Wave in 2024, the 29-year-old has since grow to be a rotational possibility with simply two begins in her final seven appearances for the NWSL membership.
Sánchez’s arrival would signify a continued rebuild for Tigres via the NWSL after the addition of Mexican worldwide ahead Diana Ordóñez from the Houston Sprint in late Might.