AC Milan have signed United States ahead Christian Pulisic from Chelsea on a four-year contract, with the choice of an extra yr, the Serie A facet stated on Thursday.
Monetary particulars weren’t disclosed however British media reported that the Italian membership had paid Chelsea 20 million euros ($22.41 million) plus add-ons for the 24-year-old.
Pulisic has spent 4 seasons at Chelsea, making 145 appearances, scoring 26 objectives and offering 21 assists.
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He helped the west London membership win the Champions League, UEFA Tremendous Cup and Membership World Cup in 2021.
Pulisic joins a protracted listing of gamers who’ve left Chelsea after they got here twelfth within the Premier League final season, their lowest end in almost three many years.
Milan got here fourth in Serie A final time period to qualify for the Champions League.
“The previous couple of seasons with Chelsea have been troublesome,” Pulisic advised a press convention after being unveiled by Milan.
“For no matter purpose, I wasn’t getting the alternatives I wished at my earlier membership, however I now have an amazing alternative to succeed in the best degree that I can…”
Pulisic will put on the quantity 11 shirt, worn by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and acknowledged the burden of accountability that comes with it following the Swede’s retirement.
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“I’m not attempting to fill his sneakers, he’s a legend, however it was a recent starting and a quantity that I preferred,” Pulisic stated.
“There are such a lot of huge names you possibly can undergo, however I’m a bit youthful, so watched the likes of Kaka and Ibrahimovic, plus the gamers who’re right here now.”
He turns into the second participant to depart Chelsea for Milan on this switch window after midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Pulisic is Milan supervisor Stefano Pioli’s fourth close-season signing after back-up goalkeeper Marco Sportiello from Atalanta, teenage ahead Luka Romero from Lazio and Loftus-Cheek.