FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Sergiño Dest is returning to his club team due to an undisclosed “minor” injury.
The U.S. men’s national team defender will depart Friday to return to PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands after coming into this week’s camp with the injury.
The USMNT said they put Dest through medical evaluations and came to the decision to keep him out of their upcoming Concacaf Nations League matches against Haiti.
No replacement player will be brought in, and the USMNT roster now stands at 24 players heading into the first leg against Haiti on Saturday in Miami.
The USMNT has already had to replace two other players, Gio Reyna and George Campbell, due to injury during this camp.
Dest’s departure leaves the roster with four available fullbacks in Antonee Robinson, Alex Freeman, Bryan Reynolds and Reed Baker-Whiting.
The U.S. is facing Haiti first in Miami at NU Stadium, home of Inter Miami, on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. before traveling to Cincinnati to host Haiti at TQL Stadium.
This month’s camp is taking place under the shadow of Pochettino departing as the national team coach to take over as manager for Premier League side Manchester United.
Pochettino will remain in charge through the two matches over the next week, but it appears the decision is all but done for the Argentine to return to the Premier League, where he’s had stints managing Tottenham and Chelsea.
On Thursday morning, United officially fired manager Michael Carrick.
Pochettino’s contract, which he signed in August to keep him running the national team program through the 2030 World Cup, includes a buyout clause of a reported $10 million.
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