Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Fikayo Tomori have both been encouraging Christian Pulisic to leave Chelsea for AC Milan.
That is according to The Athletic.
So, what have Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Fikayo Tomori been saying to Christian Pulisic? Let’s take a look…
What’s the story?
Well, it is said that the United States international wanted to join another Premier League side, although AC Milan worked hard to sign him by using a number of different tactics.
One of those was by getting Tomori and Loftus-Cheek to pull their weight.
The Athletic believe Tomori – as well as Olivier Giroud – got in touch with Pulisic to tell him just how much they enjoy playing for AC Milan, the culture of the club and also life in Italy.
Loftus-Cheek, who only recently moved to the San Siro in an £18.5m deal, has also been urging the American to move to AC Milan, where there is already a strong whiff of Chelsea.
The trio’s efforts seem to have worked, as Pulisic now appears close to joining AC Milan.
Pulisic set to join Loftus-Cheek in leaving Chelsea for AC Milan
As aforesaid, Pulisic is close to joining the Italian giants.
AC Milan have agreed an £18.8m fee with Chelsea for the 24-year-old’s signature, and he is now set to sign a long-term contract with the Serie A side after rejecting a move to Lyon.
The French outfit actually offered more than AC Milan after making a €25m (£21.2m) bid, although Pulisic was not interested in moving to Ligue 1.
According to the Evening Standard, the man nicknamed Captain America became very frustrated at Chelsea, and was desperate to leave Stamford Bridge after making just eight Premier League starts last season.
Be sure to keep an eye on this situation, as AC Milan should announce the American’s arrival soon.
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