Atlanta United midfielder Darlington Nagbe turned down a call-up to replace the injured Duane Holmes on the U.S. national team roster for the 2019 Gold Cup this summer and again declined an invitation to join the team for upcoming friendlies in September, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.



That Nagbe turned down the international invitations runs contrary to the midfielder’s comments earlier this month that made it seem as though he had not been contacted by U.S. men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter about playing for the team.



Nagbe has starred for Atlanta this season and played the full 90 minutes in the club’s U.S. Open Cup final win on Tuesday. After a standout performance against Club America in the Campeones Cup earlier this month, he was asked why he was not a part of U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter’s plans.



“I think on the roster he’s kinda went with younger guys, which is fine, I...