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Dual nationals Alejandro Zendejas, a midfielder for Club America, and forward Brandon Vazquez of FC Cincinnati will be called up to the United States senior national team for the first time, sources told Futbol Americas hosts Herculez Gomez and Sebastian Salazar.

Sources said the 24-year-old Mexican-American is on the roster for this month’s camp in Los Angeles ahead of friendlies with Serbia at Banc of California Stadium on Jan. 25 and Colombia at Carson’s Dignity Health Sports Park in January. 28.

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The full U.S. squad is expected to be announced Wednesday, with World Cup assistant Anthony Hudson slated to oversee the side for camp and friendlies.

Vazquez, who scored 19 goals in 36 appearances and was named an MLS All-Star, said last year that he was open to either Mexico or the United States, but hinted at MLS Media Day earlier this month that a decision had already been made.

“It’s a big milestone for me,” Vazquez told MLSsoccer.com about getting the opportunity at the USMNT camp in January.

“I mean, growing up with the [U.S.] national team and then seeing other teammates get a chance and step up with the men’s national team and not being there, sometimes I compare, you know? So I always want to be there, too. I’ve been wanting to get there for a long time .”

Vazquez, who was part of the U.S. youth national team lineup, also noted that “there are still no talks” with the Mexican federation and that “no one has been invited.”

Zendejas represented both Mexico and the United States at the youth level and made two senior appearances for El Tri in late 2021 and early 2022. Last August, ESPN Mexico reported that FIFA was investigating the eligibility of the player who reportedly has yet to register a one-time switch with Mexico.

In September, a representative of American football confirmed to ESPN that they are monitoring Zendejas’ development, following his involvement in the youth set-up.

While Vazquez is in the MLS preseason, a possible roadblock for Zendejas are the two upcoming home games for America in Mexico City against Puebla on January 21st and Mazatlan on January 28th. Due to USMNT camp and friendlies landing on non-FIFA dates, Club America does not have to release Zendejas.

Earlier on the Futbol Americas episode, Houston Dynamo FC designated player and Mexico international Hector Herrera bemoaned the fact that El Tri only has a limited pool of high-quality players to choose from.

“Today it is true that there are several options that the national team has to choose from,” said Herrera. “Development and opportunities for Mexican players is something we stopped doing. We used to do it very well.”

Herrera said the difficulty for some domestic players to move abroad was part of the problem, while stressing the need to keep transfer prices reasonable and make more use of sell-on clauses, as Pachuca did in their 2013 deal with Porto. to help send Mexican players to Europe and improve the national team.

“Today we have players who for me should be playing in Europe, not in Liga MX,” added Herrera.

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