It is possible that Christian Pulisic will change teams after the World Cup


One of the reasons why many people doubt Christian Pulisic's ability to lead the US team in the FIFA World Cup is his recent poor performance at AC Milan. With only one year left on his contract with the Serie A team, there is increasing speculation that he could change teams after the World Cup. According to Gazzetta dello Sport via Transfer News Live on X, MLS club New York City FC (NYCFC) is preparing to offer a salary of up to $10 million per year if Pulisic agrees to move to this team. NYCFC will still have to pay a high transfer fee to AC Milan, but they can afford it. "New York City is preparing to offer Christian Pulisic a contract worth $10 million per year to lure him away from AC Milan this summer," the X account said. "MLS team ready to make a big move to bring USMNT star back to America." Fans seem less than enthusiastic about the idea, with many pointing out that Pulisic needs to stay in Europe, where the competition is fiercer, for him to continue to develop and shine. "Stay in Europe. Your development has grown by leaps and bounds since you started playing for AC Milan," argued one user on X. "This is counterproductive to the development of our national team," another wrote. "Money isn't everything, yes I will play in MLS one day but not now. There's a lot of unfinished business in Europe," said a third. "Pulisic should stay in Europe. The best players are there. Let him compete with the best. He will become a much better player." Pulisic has played football in Europe for 11 years. He joined Borussia Dortmund's youth team in 2015, then promoted to the first team a year later. In 2019, Pulisic moved to Premier League giants Chelsea FC for a fee of $73 million - the highest fee ever paid to a North American football player - and won the Champions League with the team a season later. In 2023, he moved to AC Milan, where he quickly became one of the top scorers in Serie A. However, his scoring ability and presence seemed to decline this past season. He has scored eight goals in 30 matches after scoring 11 or more in the previous two seasons.