Report: USMNT star Christian Pulisic signs with Italian giants AC Milan
The Hershey native, 24, has arrived in Italy for a medical test with AC Milan to finalize his move to the seven-time European champions.
MILAN — United States forward Christian Pulisic arrived in Italy Wednesday for a medical test with AC Milan before completing his transfer from Chelsea.
The 24-year-old Pulisic, who has one year left on his contract at Chelsea, has signed a four-year deal with AC Milan, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano. In doing so, he is set to become the third American to play for the club after Oguchi Onyewu and Sergiño Dest.
“I’m very happy to be here. I’m excited. I’m excited to start with this historic club,” Pulisic told reporters waiting 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 won the last of its 19 Serie A titles in 2022. The Rossoneri (Red and Blacks) finished fourth in Italy last season and lost to city rival Inter Milan in the Champions League semifinals.
Milan, which is owned by American investment firm RedBird, is preparing to pay a transfer fee of 20 million euros ($22 million) for Pulisic, according to Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. That would be less than half of the 64 million euros (then $73 million) that Chelsea paid Borussia Dortmund for Pulisic in 2019.
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Hampered by injuries, Pulisic never fully lived up to expectations in England. Although he did win the Champions League, European Super Cup, and Club World Cup with the Blues. In 145 appearances for Chelsea, Pulisic scored 26 goals and added 21 assists. His best season in London was his debut in which he scored 11 goals and dished out 10 assists in in 34 games.
Pulisic would be the second player to leave Chelsea for AC Milan in this transfer window after English midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek also signed for the Rossoneri. Pulisic could also be reunited with former Chelsea teammates Olivier Giroud and Fikayo Tomori at Milan.
Pulisic has played 60 times for the United States, scoring 25 goals. The Hershey native helped the squad reach the round of 16 at last year’s World Cup in Qatar.