U.S. Men's Team Stock Watch: What's Ahead for Reyna, Pulisic, Sargent?

The biggest development for the U.S. men's national team this past week came off the field.

On Saturday, Gio Reyna finally left German club Borussia Dortmund after six years and signed with rivals Borussia Mönchengladbach. It was a desperately needed change in scenery for the former prodigy to have any hope of cracking USMNT's 2026 FIFA World Cup roster next June.

Gio Reyna gets his long overdue fresh start at a new club this season. (Getty Images)

Injuries and coaching decisions limited the 22-year-old Reyna to just 627 minutes logged across all competitions last season (and only 592 in 2023-24). He still needs to play, obviously, and it's fair to wonder if he will with veterans Franck Honorat, Robin Hack and Kevin Stöger entrenched as starting attackers in ‘Gladbach manager Gerardo Seoane’s 4-2-3-1 formation. 

For now, though, Reyna has what he’s long needed most: a fresh start. And he'll have his USMNT teammate and childhood friend Joe Scally at Gladbach as well. (More on Scally later.) 

But Reyna’s move surely comes too late for him to be considered for the USMNT's upcoming September games. On Tuesday, manager Mauricio Pochettino will announce his first squad since an MLS-heavy USMNT lost the Concacaf Gold Cup final to rival Mexico back on July 6. 

The Americans will face South Korea and Japan in friendly games on Sept. 6 in New Jersey and three days later in Columbus, Ohio. Here's a quick snapshot of the player pool ahead of the September roster drop. 

After a drama-filled summer, Christian Pulisic had a night to forget Saturday as seven-time European champs AC Milan lost its Serie A opener at home to newly promoted Cremonese. But Pulisic did score in last week’s Coppa Italia victory over Bari to star his club