{"id":83869,"date":"2023-07-14T10:37:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T10:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/14\/christian-pulisic-joins-ac-milan-on-four-year-deal-from-chelsea\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T10:37:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T10:37:40","slug":"christian-pulisic-joins-ac-milan-on-four-year-deal-from-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/14\/christian-pulisic-joins-ac-milan-on-four-year-deal-from-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian Pulisic joins AC Milan on four-year deal from Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Chelsea have taken another step to trimming their bloated squad after midfielder Christian Pulisic sealed a move to AC Milan.<\/p>\n

Pulisic has penned a four-year deal, with the option to extend to 2028, with the Rossoneri and will link up with Ruben Loftus-Cheek,\u00a0who completed his move to the San Siro earlier this month.<\/p>\n

The United States international will wear the No. 11 shirt for Milan.<\/p>\n

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He follows the likes of Mason Mount, Kai Havertz, Kalidou Koulibaly and Cesar Azpilicueta out of Stamford Bridge, as Mauricio Pochettino looks to make wholesale changes to his squad.<\/p>\n

Several players have made the move from Chelsea to Milan, including Olivier Giroud, Fikayo Tomori and Tiemoue Bakayoko.<\/p>\n

The deal for Pulisic is believed to be worth up to \u20ac22 million (\u00a318.8m), and included an initial \u20ac20m plus \u20ac2m in add-ons.<\/p>\n

He arrived at Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund in January 2019 in a \u00a358million ($63.6million) deal, and subsequently returned to the Bundesliga side on loan for the remainder of that campaign.<\/p>\n

He secured three major trophies during his time at the club, including the Champions League in 2021.<\/p>\n

Pulisic leaves Stamford Bridge after making 145 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 26 goals and registering 17 assists.<\/p>\n

Last season was a frustrating one for the American after struggling to gain a consistent run of game time in a dismal season for Chelsea.<\/p>\n

He made 30 appearances across all competitions last season, but only managed 10 starts and scored just once.<\/p>\n

Lyon also expressed an interest in Pulisic and\u00a0submitted a larger \u20ac25million bid according to the Athletic, but the player had his heart set on a move to Italy.<\/p>\n

The same publication reports that Pulisic does not count as a non-EU signing for Milan, with the 24-year-old holding a Croatian passport. One of those two spots was taken by Loftus-Cheek.<\/p>\n

He will be hoping for a renaissance in his club career after continuing to impress on the international scene with the USA.<\/p>\n

Pulisic was an ever-present figure in their World Cup campaign in Qatar last year, starting all four of their matches and ended the tournament with one goal and two assists.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old also won the Player of the Tournament award, as the USA beat Canada to win the CONCACAF Nations League finals.<\/p>\n

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