With three minutes to spare before the deadline for the trade, she agreed to the deal. And if Gotham really wants me, then I wanna go there,” Williams said.

“Basically the decision I had come down to was: I don’t want to be at a place that doesn’t want me. Still, she was worried about what would happen in Kansas City if she said no: Would it be awkward? Would she play? She talked with USWNT coach Vlatko Andonovski, and she also spoke with Gotham FC head coach Juan Carlos Amorós, who made it clear just how much the team wanted her. Gotham, she said, didn’t want her if she didn’t want to be there. My initial reaction was, ‘No, I’m not going,’” Williams said, noting that she had “veto power” over the trade. Instead, her agent informed her that the Current were pushing for a trade. If you get news, especially when you’re in camp, you’ll get it later on in the day so you can focus.”īut Williams was on the treatment table when her agent messaged her about “time-sensitive information.” She thought she was getting a new deal with the Kansas City Current. I feel like normally when it’s draft day you’re like, don’t look at your phone. “It was the day of the draft, and I was so oblivious that it was that day. women’s nation national team, in her first camp and her first time playing soccer in almost a year. The 29-year-old forward was in New Zealand with the U.S. Speaking with her fellow co-host Sam Mewis, Williams described how she learned of the potential trade.

Snacks is back, with Lynn Williams opening up about her trade to NJ/NY Gotham FC in the first episode of the new season of the podcast from Just Women’s Sports. Lynn Williams celebrates after scoring for the USWNT in her first match in 10 months.

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