ARLINGTON, Texas — United States worldwide ahead Haji Wright has been dominated out for the rest of the Concacaf Gold Cup resulting from an Achilles harm, U.S. Soccer introduced on Saturday.
In an announcement, the us added that Wright “will return to Coventry Metropolis for additional analysis and therapy.” Event guidelines stipulate that Wright cannot be changed on the U.S. roster.
Wright, 27, scored in its place within the USMNT’s 5-0 tournament-opening win over Trinidad and Tobago, however he was held out of coaching within the run-up to the match in opposition to Saudi Arabia and was left off the game-day roster.
After the match, U.S. head coach Mauricio Pochettino mentioned that an announcement concerning Wright’s standing can be made within the coming days.
Wright was seen together with his teammates getting off the bus previous to Saturday’s coaching session however was restricted to gymnasium work, based on a group spokesperson.
The harm is a tricky blow for Wright, who was coming off a stable season with Coventry Metropolis in England’s second-tier Championship, scoring 12 targets in 31 league and cup appearances.
He had additionally been hoping to make a big impression on Pochettino on condition that different forwards like AS Monaco’s Folarin Balogun, PSV Eindhoven’s Ricardo Pepi and Norwich Metropolis’s Josh Sargent have been all not named to the ultimate Gold Cup roster.