U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann has high hopes Clint Dempsey is on the road to recovery from his irregular heartbeat and hopes to have the veteran available this winter.
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The 33-year-old Seattle Sounders attacker will miss the remainder of the MLS season and playoffs after having a setback in his recovery from an irregular heartbeat. He also will miss World Cup qualifiers against Mexico and Costa Rica in November.
But the Sounders are hopeful Dempsey will be ready for the 2017 MLS season and Klinsmann believes it may be possible for the attacker to return to the national team fold even sooner.