USA Hagi Wright (Achilles) for the rest

Arlington, Texas – United States striker Haji Wright It was excluded for the rest of the Concacaf Gold Cup due to Achilles injury, US football announced on Saturday.

In a statement, USF added that Wright “will return to the city of Coventry for further evaluation and treatment.” The championship rules stipulate that Wright cannot be replaced in the United States list.

“Always sad to see a player leaving, because the group was very good, a very good man, and he adds very good quality to the group, [a] “The USMnt coach,” Morisio Pochettino, told reporters at a press conference shortly after the announcement.

“He is a player who can play in different locations in the attack. Yes, a sad position, sad for him, sad for the team, but I think we need to give priority to the recovery process.”

Wright, 27, scored as an alternative to winning the USMnt 5-0 championship over Trinidad and Tobago, but he was available for training in the period before the match against Saudi Arabia and left outside the game Day list.

After the match, Pochittino said that an advertisement will be issued regarding Wright’s position in the coming days.

Wright was seen with his teammates, starting from the bus before the training session on Saturday, but he was limited to the work of the gym, according to a team spokesman.

“He has already arrived with some problems in his Achilles, then we cannot fix the problem; it has increased [his] Poittino added on Saturday. For this reason [this] It is the decision we make. “

This injury is a severe blow to Right, which was launched in a strong season with Coventry City in the second England championship, scored 12 goals in 31 league and a cup appearance.

He also hoped to leave a great impression on Poittino, given that other attackers like Monaco’s Voline BalogonPsv eindhoven’s Ricardo Bibi Norwich City Josh Sargent It was not named in the final gold Cup list.

Information from Cesar Hernandez of ESPN contributed to this report.