U.S. women’s national team forward Ally Sentnor is officially headed to Angel City FC.Two days after the club dismissed head coach Alex Straus, following a poor first half to the NWSL season, the club’s sporting director Mark Parsons says Sentnor’s transfer is another step in a long-term plan designed to transform the club into a perennial contender.The 21-year-old joins the team from the Kansas City Current and is the latest major investment in Angel City’s roster rebuild, arriving at a moment when the club is simultaneously searching for stability and trying to accelerate its climb into championship contention. Angel City won only one of its last eight matches before the league’s summer break. The team has made the playoffs just once since 2022.“This is a massive and very important moment for our club,” Parsons told The Athletic in an exclusive interview. “It’s not just about the goals, the assists and the quality of a footballer. She’s a competitive winner who wants to make the most out of every day.”Both Sentnor and the team are getting accustomed to change. Angel City is Sentnor’s third team in as many seasons in the NWSL, while Angel City has yet to have a permanent head coach for a full two seasons.However, the team isn’t presenting Sentnor as a reactionary move to Straus’ departure. According to Parsons, ACFC’s pursuit of the forward began months ago. While the initial conversations date back to spring, Kansas City Current was unwilling to entertain a move at the time. Discussions resumed several weeks ago, eventually resulting in one of the biggest transfers of the NWSL summer window so far. ACFC sent the Current $850,000 in intraleague transfer funds as part of the trade.Kansas City Current signed Ally Sentnor in 2025 from the Utah Royals FC. (Rob Gray / Imagn Images)Sentnor’s move to the club comes less than a year after she was involved in another landmark transfer. Kansas City acquired the Massachusetts native from the Utah Royals for a then-record $600,000 guaranteed fee in August 2025, plus add-ons and a future sell-on clause.