United States striker Christian Pulisic arrived in Italy on Wednesday for a medical with AC Milan forward of his anticipated transfer from Chelsea.

The 24-year-old Pulisic, who has one 12 months left on his Chelsea contract, is anticipated to signal a four-year contract with the Rossoneri, turning into the third American to play for the membership after Oguchi Onyewu and Sergino Dest.

“I am very pleased to be right here. I am excited. I am excited to start out with this historic membership,” Pulisic instructed reporters ready for him at Milan’s Malpensa airport. “She’s legendary and I am actually excited to return right here and attempt to win some titles right here.”

Milan are European champions seven instances and received the final 19 Italian Premier League titles in 2022. The Rossoneri misplaced to rivals Inter Milan within the Champions League semi-finals final season.

AC Milan, owned by US funding agency RedBird, is making ready to pay Pulisic a €20m ($22m) switch price, in keeping with Gazzetta dello Sport. That may be lower than half of what Chelsea paid Borussia Dortmund for Pulisic in 2019.

As a result of accidents, Pulisic didn’t absolutely dwell as much as expectations in England. Regardless of profitable the Champions League, European Tremendous Cup and Membership World Cup with the Blues.

Pulisic would be the second participant to go away Chelsea for Milan on this switch window after Ruben Loftus-Cheek additionally signed for the Rossoneri. Pulisic may be reunited along with his former Chelsea group mates Olivier Giroud and Vikayo Tomori in Milan.

Pulisic performed 60 instances for the USA, scoring 25 targets. The Pennsylvania native helped the group attain the final 16 eventually 12 months’s World Cup in Qatar.

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