El Tri 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, said Mexico's director of national teams, Dennis te Kloese.
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 head coach Bruce Arena, before Arena's departure as coach following the Americans' failure to qualify for the World Cup.
Te Kloese told ESPN's Raza Deportiva that El Tri is hopeful Gonzalez may change his mind under the new circumstances.