The big news first. As expected, Gregg Berhalter announced his 26-man roster for the upcoming friendlies vs. Mexico (September 6) and Uruguay (September 10). Importantly, unlike the previous Gold Cup roster, it seems as though Berhalter is taking a much more aggressive stance at integrating some of our younger talents as the average age of the roster is only 25 years and 47 days. Without a doubt, some of the most interesting players to see will be Sergino Dest and Paxton Pomykal - who will both be making their first senior USMNT. Other first-time call ups include MLS players Miles Robinson and Jesse Gonzalez, both of whom have made a demonstrable impact at their clubs and have deserved a closer look, in our opinion. Two other names were particularly intriguing to us: the return of Alfredo Morales to the team and the inclusion of Jackson Yueill from the San Jose Earthquakes. Both players can take on a holding role in the center of the midfield and will likely fill the void left by Tyler Adams (injury) and Michael Bradley (not selected as Toronto is fighting for a playoff spot). Tough to say if Yueill and Morales will become permanent fixtures in the team as both of them trail the currently injured Tyler Adams and Duane Holmes in the depth chart. Nonetheless, we think both Morales and Yueill could break into the group with a good showing this camp.

Despite the roster drop, this week also marked the end of the summer transfer window and included two more USMNT transfers (Chris Durkin and Andrija Novakovich). All in all, it has been a busy summer of transfers for some of our most promising prospects. We have attempted to provide a quick overview of the most important USMNT transfers this summer:

Christian Pulisic: From Dortmund to Chelsea (Premier League)

Timothy Weah: From PSG to Lille (French Ligue 1)

Zack Steffen: From Columbus Crew to Fortuna Dusseldorf (Bundesliga)

Tyler Boyd: From Guimareas to Besiktas (Turkish Super Lig)

Matt Miazga: From Chelsea to Reading (Championship)

Cameron Carter-Vickers: From Tottenham to Stoke (Championship)

Erik Palmer-Brown: From Manchester City to Austria Vienna (Austrian Bundesliga)

Chris Gloster: From Hannover 96 to PSV Eindhoven (Dutch Eredivisie)

Alex Mendez: From Freiburg to Ajax Amsterdam (Dutch Eredivisie)

Andrija Novakovich: From Reading to Frosinone (Italian Serie B)

Chris Durkin: From DC United to Sint-Truidense VV (Belgian First Division A)

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Star of the Week

Josh Sargent (19, O’Fallon, MO) - Werder Bremen, Bundesliga

Starting his first game of the Bundesliga season, Josh Sargent immediately made an impact for Werder Bremen as the young American scored a stellar goal to put his team in the lead when he skillfully chipped the ball over the opposing keeper back to himself for a tap in.

Full goal here: