American forward Christian Pulisic arrives in Italy for expected transfer to AC Milan
MILAN — United States ahead Christian Pulisic arrived in Italy on Wednesday for a medical check with AC Milan earlier than an anticipated switch from Chelsea.
The 24-year-old Pulisic, who has one yr left on his contract at Chelsea, is predicted to signal a four-year cope with the Rossoneri and develop into the third American to play for the membership after Oguchi Onyewu and Sergino Dest.
“I’m very happy to be here. I’m excited. I’m excited to start with this historic club,” Pulisic informed reporters ready for him at Milan’s Malpensa airport. “It’s legendary and I’m really excited to come here and try to win some titles here.”
Milan is a seven-time European champion and gained the final of its 19 Serie A titles in 2022. The Rossoneri misplaced to metropolis rival Inter Milan within the Champions League semifinals final season.
Milan, which is owned by American funding agency RedBird, is making ready to pay a switch charge of 20 million euros (US$22 million) for Pulisic, in response to the Gazzetta dello Sport. That can be lower than half of what Chelsea paid Borussia Dortmund for Pulisic in 2019.
Hampered by accidents, Pulisic by no means absolutely lived as much as expectations in England. Although he did win the Champions League, European Super Cup and Club World Cup with the Blues.
Pulisic can be the second participant to depart Chelsea for AC Milan on this switch window after Ruben Loftus-Cheek additionally signed for the Rossoneri. Pulisic may be reunited with former Chelsea teammates Olivier Giroud and Fikayo Tomori at Milan.
Pulisic has performed 60 instances for the United States, scoring 25 targets. The Pennsylvania native helped the squad attain the final 16 ultimately yr’s World Cup in Qatar.
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