Sailing overseas again, Wang Frost fights again in Europe! According to the latest news on the official website of Louisville Athletic Club, after some negotiations, the club has successfully purchased the participation of Wang Frost, the core star of Chinese women's soccer team, from Lyon Times, and the two sides are about to sign a contract. This marks the third departure of Wang Frost's overseas career.
Louisville Athletic was full of praise in the announcement, calling Wang Frost an efficient striker, having been honored as Miss Soccer Asia in 2018 and as China's best player for three consecutive years. In addition, the club acquired Wang Frost's rights to play in the NWSL through a deal with the NWSL's OL Monarchs, emphasizing in the text, "At this point, we have cleared all hurdles for Wang Frost to join us."
It's worth noting that Louisville Athletics will also pay Lyon Times $30,000 in cash and a 2023 U.S. National Women's Soccer League fourth-round draft pick in exchange.
What's even more exciting is that Wang Frost's new teammates include her old friends. Nadim, who briefly worked together in Paris, is now the No. 10 player for the Louisville Athletic women's soccer team. She retweeted the official reaction to Wang Frost's joining the team and excitedly said, "Finally, I get to play alongside Wang Frost again, and our celebrations are coming back!"
As a matter of fact, Wang Frost started planning to stay abroad after the Asian Cup. In May this year, in an interview with Lu Yu Youyouyou One Day, she revealed that her primary goal was the English Premier League, but due to factors such as labor certification and other red tape and recovery from injuries, she ultimately chose Louisville Athletic.
This will be the third time Wang Frost has traveled across the ocean.The 27-year-old has played for Chungbuk Women's Football Club of South Korea and Paris Saint-Germain Women's Football Club of France.In 2013, she played for Chungbuk Women's Football Club of South Korea for half a year, and helped the team win the second place in the league.In September 2018, she joined Paris Saint-Germain Women's Football Club and became a core player of the team by scoring 8 goals and contributing 10 assists in 25 appearances. In the same year, she was also honored as Miss Football Asia. With her outstanding skills and talent, Wang Frost is recognized as one of the best young athletes.
At present, the Chinese women's football team has Shen Mengyu, Zhang Linyan and other players started the journey to stay in the ocean, their growth in the foreign field, for the Chinese women's football team injected new vitality. It is believed that with Wang Frost's third overseas trip, the Chinese women's soccer team will usher in a broader world, showing stronger competitiveness and self-confidence.