USA’s Musah in Italy to complete AC Milan transfer – sources

United States and Valencia midfielder Yunus Musah has arrived in Italy to finalise a €20 million ($21.9m) transfer to AC Milan, sources have confirmed to ESPN.

Musah, 20, will bear a medical on Friday earlier than signing a 5-yr take care of the Serie A facet to be part of USMNT teammate Christian Pulisic on the San Siro.

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Pulisic made the transfer to Milan earlier this summer season after spending 4 years at Chelsea and has featured frequently all through preseason.

It has been a busy transfer window for the Rossoneri, who, in addition to Musah and Pulisic, have re-invested the cash obtained from Newcastle United for Sandro Tonali on Samuel Chukwueze, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Tijjani Reijnders and Noah Okafor.

Musah joins Milan after 4 years in Spain with Valencia, who he joined from Arsenal’s academy in 2019. After initially taking part in for the B crew, he broke into the primary crew in 2020 and has since revamped 100 appearances for Los Che.

An England youth worldwide who was additionally eligible to play for Italy and Ghana, he opted to play for the U.S in 2020 and has earned 27 caps for the nation. Musah performed all 4 video games for the USMNT as they reached the spherical of 16 on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Born in New York City to Ghanaian dad and mom, he moved to Italy after his start, residing there till he was 9, when his household moved to London and he joined Arsenal.

He now returns to the nation a decade later with Milan, who gained Serie A in 2021 and reached the Champions League semifinals final season.