The big news that many were waiting to hear confirmed finally dropped: after hints at a falling out between Darlington Nagbe, Jurgen Klinsmann, and Klinsmann’s USMNT staff were publicly aired by Taylor Twellman and Ian Darke, Grant Wahl reported on Darlington Nagbe and how his absence from the national team was for more than just “family reasons.”
Part of the reason was a lack of playing time, but there were other ways in which Nagbe didn’t feel valued by Klinsmann. Sources in Portland and with U.S. Soccer say that Nagbe had conversations with Klinsmann and the national team staff, and those sources now think it’s possible that Nagbe may not get called back in to the team moving forward.