Christian Pulisic agrees to join AC Milan from Chelsea – source

United States worldwide Christian Pulisic has an settlement in precept on a protracted-time period deal to go away Chelsea and transfer to Serie A giants AC Milan; nevertheless, the golf equipment have but to agree on a switch payment, a source in Italy with data of the scenario advised ESPN.

Pulisic, 24, is prepared to take a considerable pay lower to make the switch work, the source added, with solely minor particulars nonetheless to be labored out earlier than a full settlement on private phrases will be reached.

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There stay negotiations on the payment, with Chelsea wanting €25 million ($27.3m) whereas Milan is considering extra within the €15m-€18m vary, the source mentioned.

The information was first reported by Italian outlet Tuttomercatoweb.

Chelsea is of the assumption that Sandro Tonali’s anticipated transfer to Newcastle United means Milan can afford to pay extra, however Milan need the proceeds from that deal to assist them purchase three to 4 gamers. This stance is creating some impatience on the Milan facet and they’re contemplating strolling away from the deal.

Pulisic, nevertheless, solely desires to go to Milan.

Pulisic, a €64m signing from Borussia Dortmund in 2019, has 12 months remaining on his contract at Chelsea. With the membership needing to cut back the dimensions of their squad and wage invoice after spending greater than £600m ($762m) on new gamers since a consortium bought the membership a yr in the past, sources have mentioned Pulisic is excessive on the record of potential departures.

A lot of golf equipment have been approached concerning the prospect of signing Pulisic, with sources beforehand telling ESPN that Manchester United, Newcastle, Napoli, AC Milan and Galatasaray have all been made conscious of the participant’s doubtless payment and wage, which sees him earn £13m per yr at Chelsea.

Pulisic has endured an harm-hit time at Chelsea over the previous two seasons. He was booed by a small part of the membership’s supporters when launched as a second-half substitute throughout the last recreation of final season at residence to Newcastle.

With Chelsea including forwards Mykhailo Mudryk, Raheem Sterling, Noni Madueke, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and David Datro Fofana to their squad — in addition to the mortgage signing of Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix — up to now yr, Pulisic fell out of the image on the membership and had been set to go away on mortgage in January however for a knee harm that led to him being sidelined for 2 months.

Information from ESPN senior author Mark Ogden was used on this report.