Probably means the ALW slips down the international club football pyramid a bit, like the ALM becoming even more so a younger development league. You get your 1st pro gig as an 18 yr old, juggle that with part time work and/or study, then if you are good enough leave after 2-4 seasons at age 20-22 for overseas. But ain't no bad thing if Wisnewski can be better paid, and now just solely concentrate on football, rather juggle some part time work or whatever. Focus on being the best player she can be.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USL_Super_League
The quality of ALW you suspect will drop, not only as the best young players like Wisnewski leave, but alot of the non NWSL American visa players will now sign for this 2nd tier US league rather than play in the ALW. Hailey Davidson has already done it. Likely Breslin, Speckmaier & Cox are getting offers. And then older ALW veterans will also be targets. Suspect Hannah Wilkinson has left Melb City due to signing over there.
Similar to how increased cash in the Saudi 2nd division made it more difficult to recruit quality visa players for the ALM, the quality of visa players in the ALW may drop off.
Is going to make it hard for Auckland FC to start assembling a competitive ALW squad in 12 months. They would have been targeting players like Wilkinson, just like the men's team are signing Tommy Smith etc.
At least the Nix have girls teams in their Academy, plus have signed most of the better domestic players (esp from Canterbury Pride) in their first 3 seasons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USL_Super_League
The quality of ALW you suspect will drop, not only as the best young players like Wisnewski leave, but alot of the non NWSL American visa players will now sign for this 2nd tier US league rather than play in the ALW. Hailey Davidson has already done it. Likely Breslin, Speckmaier & Cox are getting offers. And then older ALW veterans will also be targets. Suspect Hannah Wilkinson has left Melb City due to signing over there.
Similar to how increased cash in the Saudi 2nd division made it more difficult to recruit quality visa players for the ALM, the quality of visa players in the ALW may drop off.
Is going to make it hard for Auckland FC to start assembling a competitive ALW squad in 12 months. They would have been targeting players like Wilkinson, just like the men's team are signing Tommy Smith etc.
At least the Nix have girls teams in their Academy, plus have signed most of the better domestic players (esp from Canterbury Pride) in their first 3 seasons.