Tyler Adams and Gio Reyna have been included in the latest USA squad for the CONCACAF Nations League despite a severe lack of playing time at the club level.
Adams, who underwent hamstring surgery in October, has made just one appearance for Bournemouth (in the Carabao Cup) after joining from Leeds over the summer.
A hamstring issue also cost him the final 14 games of Leeds’ 2022-23 season, and the midfielder has now gone over a year without a Premier League appearance.
He was however named to Bournemouth’s bench last week against Sheffield United, and also on Wednesday vs. Luton Town.
Reyna, meanwhile, has hardly played since joining Nottingham Forest on loan in January.
Midfielder Tyler Adams is nearing a return from a hamstring injury for Bournemouth
The 21-year-old, who had been struggling for form and fitness earlier this season with Borussia Dortmund, has been on the field for just 39 minutes as Forest tries to stave off relegation.
At the time of publishing, Forest were just three points clear of the relegation zone in 17th place.
Both Adams and Reyna are considered significant pieces of the USA set up moving forward.
Adams wore the captain’s armband during the Qatar World Cup, while Reyna was limited to sub appearances amid a fallout with manager Gregg Berhalter but starred in the Nations League last summer.
The USA will face Jamaica in the Nations League semifinals on March 21.
