Mexico will continue to pursue Monterrey's 18-year-old midfielder Jonathan Gonzalez, especially now that the United States has failed to qualify for the World Cup, Mexico's director of national teams says.
Gonzalez, one of the breakthrough players of the 2017 Apertura in Liga MX and a dual Mexico and United States national, played for the U.S. Under-18 team last April and was in contact with Bruce Arena before the coach's departure following the Americans' qualifying failure last month.
But El Tri director Dennis te Kloese told ESPN's Raza Deportiva that Mexico remains hopeful Gonzalez may change his mind after the U.