Giovani dos Santos will not represent his country in next month’s Copa America Centenario because the 27-year-old L.A. Galaxy midfielder declined the national team call-up, according to Mexico national team manager Juan Carlos Osorio.
Osorio announced the roster Tuesday, but chose to keep the specifics of his conversation with dos Santos private.
No seremos visitantes. ¡No habrá quien nos detenga!#AméricaParaLosMexicanos https://t.co/BrpR4n6EWb pic.twitter.com/8OuBAmdlpH
— Selección Nacional (@miseleccionmx) May 17, 2016
Dos Santos declined to comment on the national team situation while on Sirus XM Radio with Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl.
The midfielder has been in impressive form recently as he has five goals and five assists in the past five games. The Galaxy are unbeaten in their past eight games heading into a home match against San Jose this Sunday.