Christian Pulisic poised to leave Chelsea for Milan in £18.8m transfer | Transfer window

Christian Pulisic is poised to leave Chelsea for Milan, with final details being discussed on a €22m (£18.8m) transfer for the winger. Subject to a medical the American will follow Ruben Loftus-Cheek in moving from Stamford Bridge to the Serie A club this summer.

Personal terms were agreed weeks ago with Pulisic, who has been pushing to join Milan amid interest from other clubs. Chelsea received a £21.5m bid from Lyon and will be due a percentage of any sell-on fee under the terms of their arrangement with Milan. The excellent relationship between the clubs was crucial to getting a deal done. Olivier Giroud, Tiémoué Bakayoko and Fikayo Tomori have made the same move in recent years.

Pulisic joined Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund for £58m in 2019 and has largely been inconsistent. He helped Chelsea win the Champions League in 2021 but injuries have held him back and he made only 25 appearances last season.

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He is in line to be the eighth first-team player to leave Chelsea in their restructure, after Kai Havertz, Mason Mount, Mateo Kovacic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Édouard Mendy, Loftus-Cheek, César Azpilicueta and N’Golo Kanté.

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