A record fee has been paid for a transfer between two NWSL clubs, after Gotham FC completed the signing of the United States midfielder Jaedyn Shaw from North Carolina Courage for $1.25m. Shaw’s move is not quite an NWSL record, falling just short of Orlando Pride’s $1.5m acquisition of Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle from the Mexican club Tigres in August, but it is a record for an intraleague player move in NWSL, and thus immediately becomes one of the most significant transfers in the sport’s history. “I’m so excited to be a part of this incredible club and community,” Shaw said of joining Gotham, who were the first winners of the Concacaf W Champions Cup in May. “I’m looking forward to playing alongside world-class players and giving my all to help the team win another championship.”