"When it comes to moving clubs, the No. 1 thing is playing time," Luna told The Athletic. "You gotta play. You gotta perform. You gotta be 90-minute, 120-minute match fit. Your touch has got to be on, your confidence has to be up. “When it comes to moving teams with such a small amount of time coming into the World Cup, it’s difficult. You don’t know where you’re going to play, when you’re going to break through, how you’re going to make it work, or if it’s just going to stall for six, eight months. You don’t know if you have that type of time right now." Luna isn't alone in his feelings. His USMNT teammate Matt Turner, a player who went to Europe earlier in his career to break into the USMNT, returned to MLS to play more regularly. "I need to find my form leading into the World Cup," Turner said of the move, per MLS.com. "I think this is a really important opportunity." Pochettino's belief in consistent playing time has quietly become one of MLS's biggest boons in 2025. Bringing in star athletes like Lionel Messi and Son Heung-min is good for the league, but retaining top American talent is even better. With Luna and Turner sticking around, alongside San Diego's Luca de la Torre, Charlotte's Tim Ream, Cincinnati's Miles Robinson and NYCFC's Matt Freese, keeping American stars in American soccer without sacrificing their international development is finally a reality. The USMNT will return to action on Sep. 6 to play South Korea in an international friendly. Many of Pochettino's MLS-based players are expected to make the roster.