Massimo Ambrosini has admitted that AC Milan might have to consider selling Christian Pulisic in the summer, despite the love for him.
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Pulisic has been one of the best players in Serie A since his arrival at Milan from Chelsea ahead of the 2023-24 season. The USA international has scored big goals in big games, and has regained momentum in his career after a difficult spell in London towards the end.
However, a crossroads of sorts is approaching. Pulisic is yet to score in 2026 and has gone 12 games without finding the target, though he did get an assist in the 3-2 win over Torino last Saturday. His deal expires in 2027, and while there is a club option to extend it, exit talk is never far away.
Ambrosini: Pulisic should stay
Ambrosini spoke exclusively to GOAL about the idea that Milan might cash in on one of their big names this summer, more specifically the former Borussia Dortmund man, despite speculation about a renewal.
“I’m not sure. I’m not in his head. But normally, it shouldn’t have been a problem. He feels that everybody loves him – from the fans, from the club, from the team-mates,” he said.
“So I don’t think the contract is a problem. For me, he has a physical problem and a tactical problem, but not a contract one. Here in Milan, everybody loves him. They see the effort he puts in every time, so no, not the contract.
“I think Milan need him. I’m surely convinced of that. I don’t know what his relationship with [Massimiliano] Allegri is, I don’t know exactly. I don’t know what’s the plan of Allegri for the next year.
“Of course, AC Milan with Champions League, they will need five or six players more. And I don’t know if they have the money to buy four or five new players. So I don’t know if they are obliged to sell somebody. This is the question. This is the problem.
“It may be if Allegri wants five or four players and the club says, ‘OK, we don’t have enough money, we have to sell somebody’. I don’t know if Christian would be in this situation. But for me, if I were the coach of AC Milan, he would stay in Milan, of course.
“That’s why I think the club would like to let him stay. Of course, he’s very important. You know how important he is for the USA market. And, you know, the owner of AC Milan, you know, perfectly well. So that’s why I think he’s very important for AC Milan.”