Coventry City forward Haji Wright called-up by USA for Gold Cup
COVENTRY City forward Haji Wright has earned a place in the United States of America squad for the upcoming Gold Cup.
The American scored 12 goals in 27 appearances for the Sky Blues last season as Coventry just missed out on a place in the Championship play-off final.
And Wright will represent USA on home soil at the Gold Cup this summer after earning a place in Mauricio Pochettino’s 26-man squad.
Wright has four goals in 15 caps for USA and could feature in warm-up games against Turkey and Switzerland.
USA will then play Trinidad and Tobago, Saudi Arabia and Haiti in the group stages.
The tournament takes place in the United States and Canada from June 14 and July 6.
USA are seven-time winners of the competition but suffered a semi-final exit against Panama in the last edition in 2023.
Mexico enter the competition as the defending champions.
Viktor Gyokeres rules out one transfer after Arsenal update and huge Man Utd U-turn
Viktor Gyokeres has spoken about his preference for a new club this summer amid speculation the Swedish striker is about to swap Sporting Lisbon for a Premier League club
Viktor Gyokeres says he wouldn’t consider moving to a Nordic country this summer, having grown used to the climate in Lisbon. Gyokeres is poised to leave Sporting Lisbon in a high-profile transfer and speculation continues to swirl over his potential destination.
The 26-year-old scored 53 goals and contributed 13 assists in 51 games in the 2024/25 season, helping Sporting win the league and cup double. His prolific goalscoring has prompted lots of interest, with Arsenal understood to be at the front of the queue.
The Gunners are weighing up a £60million move for the Sweden international, who would command over £200,000 per week, with the idea of signing RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko instead. Manchester United are also keen on Gyokeres, who previously worked under manager Ruben Amorim at Sporting.
It had previously appeared as though Gyokeres would not move to Old Trafford due to their lack of Champions League football next season. But that factor is now being downplayed, opening up a potential reunion with Amorim at United next season.
“In Sweden, people work hard during the week and only socialize on the weekends. Here there is more life during the week. They have dinners with friends, a glass of wine on Monday. I like that.”
