Yunus Musah withdrew from the United States' Gold Cup squad because he needed rest after a taxing season in which he made 48 appearances. Musah, Christian Pulisic and Antonee Robinson all sat out the tournament as the US reached the final, losing 2-1 to Mexico in Texas. Musah described being gutted but said he had to switch off and take time off to be in good shape for the coming club season and national-team commitments. The 22-year-old's club future is uncertain, and Napoli, Nottingham Forest and Atalanta have been linked with him.
Honestly, I was gutted that I couldn't go to the Gold Cup. The coaches were all disappointed that I didn't go but ultimately I needed to make that decision for myself because I needed to switch off after a tough season. I needed that time off. Ultimately it was to take that period off then so that I could be in good shape to be able to carry on now the whole season and be able to give my best for club and the national team.
It was a very tough decision because people could easily say: 'everyone else is playing, why aren't you?' But no one else is in my body, no one else is in my head, he continued. Everyone that knows me knows I am honest and a hardworking guy but when times are like how they were and I couldn't carry on playing for that summer, I had to take that decision for myself.
communicated to us a personal reason, so he needed to withdraw from involvement
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