MILAN (AP) — 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 anticipated to signal a four-year take care of the Rossoneri and grow to be the third American to play for the membership after Oguchi Onyewu and Sergino Dest.
“I am very pleased to be right here. I am excited. I am excited to start out with this historic membership,” Pulisic advised reporters ready for him at Milan’s Malpensa airport. “It is legendary and I am actually excited to come back right here and attempt to win some titles right 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 getting ready to pay a switch charge of 20 million euros ($22 million) for Pulisic, in keeping with the Gazzetta dello Sport. That may be lower than half of what Chelsea paid Borussia Dortmund for Pulisic in 2019.
Hampered by accidents, Pulisic by no means totally lived as much as expectations in England. Though he did win the Champions League, European Tremendous Cup and Membership World Cup with the Blues.
Pulisic could be the second participant to go away Chelsea for AC Milan on this switch window after Ruben Loftus-Cheek additionally signed for the Rossoneri. Pulisic is also reunited with former Chelsea teammates Olivier Giroud and Fikayo Tomori at Milan.
Pulisic has performed 60 occasions for america, scoring 25 targets. The Pennsylvania native helped the squad attain the final 16 finally yr’s World Cup in Qatar.
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