“I can only control what happens with the U-20 and down. That’s what I do. I kept in touch with Jona, I have a good relationship with him. I’ve stayed in touch with him over the lastsix months. You can ask him about the relationship that we have. If at this moment he felt like Mexico is the right place for him for the rest of his career, then at that point there’s only somuch you can do.”

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