USWNT rising star Lily Yohannes set for transfer to OL Lyonnes: What would France move mean for USA talent?

US Women’s National Team Middevelder Lily Yohannes is said to be in the last phases of moving Ajax to Ol Lyonnes, which marks a remarkable step at club level for the 18-year-old rising talent.

Lyonnes has agreed to Ajax on the transfer, According to ESPNAnd Yohannes is expected to complete the personal conditions with the French club in the coming days. Chelsea were also in the race to sign the midfielder at some point.

Yohannes is one of the most exciting rising talents of the USWNT and maps a stable upward route since she broke out during the 2023-24 season in Ajax. An American citizen born in Virginia, moved to the The Netherlands With her family at the age of 10 and played the entire club career there, at Ajax’s Academy at the age of 13. She signed her first contract, which runs until June 2026, at the age of 15 and later the youngest player who started a UEFA Women’s Champions League match in November 2023 at the age of 16 -.

The 18-year-old now has a valuable experience under her belt with 11 UWCL performances in two seasons, as well as eight caps for the USWNT. She earned her first cap last June and strived to represent the national team in November, and chose the US over the Netherlands, a country where she was not yet eligible, but the citizenship process had started.

Yohannes maps the following development phase

The move comes in a handy time for all involved Lyonnes supported by Michele Kang with their wealth, Ajax Pocket a transfer costs in the last year of Yohannes and Yohannes’ contract deserves a place in the most successful club in Europe. The 18-year-old also makes two years before the next World Cup for women and gives her enough time to settle in a new, more competitive environment.

Lyonnes is an ideal landing site for a talent like Yohannes, who is undoubtedly someone to keep an eye on, but still quite young and raw. Although there is a detention pattern in the premiere ligue, where Lyonnes has won the title in one, except one season since the 2006-07 campaign, it will be a step higher for Yohannes of the Eredivisie. The dynamics of FranceThe top flight provides some patience in the development of Yohannes if necessary, as well as the chance to build chemistry with USWNT captain and Lyonnes -Midfielder Lindsey Heaps.

However, a switch to Lyonnes for every player is usually made with the Champions League in mind. The record eight times winners will be back in the competition next season, in contrast to Ajax, who offers Yohannes the best chance to test themselves against some of the world’s top players and teams, a necessary step in the development of every young player. You can view the UWCL Paramount+.

Although deep runs are always an expectation for Lyonnes, the project that Kang builds with the French club is ambitious. Since the majority of the owner in 2024, the club has made various ambitious signing sessions and has an impressive collection of talented players, a list of goal scorers Kadidiatou Diani, Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Tabitha Chawinga, as well as midfielder Melchie Dumornay. The goal is clear to win the first Champions League title from Lyonnes since the 2021-22 campaign, which means that there will be a new pressure for Yohanens to deal with if she tries to break into a group that is stacked as this.

Lyonnes’ push to sign her, however, is validation that Yohannes is really one of the most exciting young players of the sport, which brings her into a strong position to continue her upward process.