Despite the world trudging through the grind of the football season that is February, thoughts have already turned to the transfer window this summer.
One name that is likely to be close the top of everyone’s wishlists is Christian Pulisic, whose contract expires in 2027.
According to reports, his current club, AC Milan, have a unilateral option to extend until 2028, but that has not stopped the chatter already that is linking him to other clubs around the world - specifically, the Premier League. Pulisic has already played in England before, having played close to 150 games for west London club Chelsea. During his time there, he scored 26 goals and got 21 assists.
However, it is not his former side who appear interested in his services; instead, that belongs to current Premier League champions Liverpool, who have been said to be “monitoring” the player.
According to a report from Nicolò Schira, the Merseyside club are looking at the USMNT captain, despite him being said to be happy to stay in Milan.
This season for Milan, Pulisic has played just 16 times, scoring 8 times and getting 2 assists. Once again, his body has let him down this season, and he has suffered a hamstring injury, muscular problems, and joint issues.
Pulisic has occupied the right-wing position for AC Milan in all of the games he has played this season for the club; at present, Mo Salah, Liverpool’s third-top scorer of all time (251) is a key figure on that side of the pitch. However, his future is not secure on Merseyside, with the player continually linked with a move away, with Saudi Arabia reportedly a potential destination for him after almost a decade in the red shirt.
Local reports say Salah’s representatives “have initiated discussions with Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad” with the player “apparently giving the green light” to negotiate a move away from England to the Middle East.
Al-Ittihad made a $200 million bid for his services in 2023 which was rejected; it appears that the outcome will be very different this summer were another lucrative bid to come in for the player.