Sergiño Dest among stars off depleted USA Gold Cup roster - ESPN

United States international and PSV Eindhoven defender Sergiño Dest is the latest USMNT player to pull out of the Concacaf Gold Cup.

The news comes as U.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino named his 26-player roster for the upcoming tournament. Pochettino was already being forced to do without several mainstay players such as AC Milan forward Christian Pulisic (fatigue) and Fulham defender Antonee Robinson (knee surgery) while the Juventus duo of Weston McKennie and Tim Weah are unavailable due to commitments at the Club World Cup.

Dest's absence is another significant blow to Pochettino's preparations. The right-back missed much of the season as he recovered from a torn ACL, though he did return late in the season and made seven appearances totaling 375 minutes. Holstein Kiel defender John Tolkin will take Dest's spot on the roster.

«The technical, medical and high performance staffs have done a series of evaluations this week on all the players in camp, and in the case of Sergiño we determined the best decision is for the player to have an individualized training program for the summer so he can focus on being fully recovered and ready to perform next season,» Pochettino said.

The roster does contain some veterans, including Bournemouth midfielder Tyler Adams, Crystal Palace goalkeeper Matt Turner and Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards, but features just four players who started in the team's final match of the 2022 World Cup.

«We are extremely excited to work with this group of players and compete for the championship,» Pochettino said. «Of course our priority is to win the tournament and to show the right mentality and approach, and we are confident these players will take advantage of the opportunity.»

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