Christian Pulisic never ceases to amaze, and now there will be growing calls for the management to renew his contract.
As MilanNews recall, Pulisic himself admitted after last night’s game against Torino that it has been a ‘strange’ season, as it continues to be interrupted by physical problems and even a fever. Yet, he continues to do what he’s been doing since arriving at Milan: scoring and being decisive.
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With his brace yesterday against Torino, the American has climbed to the top of the Serie A scoring charts with seven goals, tied with Lautaro Martinez. While the Inter captain has a league average of one goal every 151 minutes, the former Chelsea player scores one every 64 minutes.
Considering those who have scored at least two goals in the first 14 matchdays, no one has such a low minutes-per-goal average (including the Coppa Italia, his average drops to one goal every 61 minutes).
Negotiations
As a reminder, Pulisic remained a doubt until late yesterday afternoon due to weakness following the severe fever he contracted between Saturday and Sunday. Massimiliano Allegri likely would have preferred not to even bring him on, but trailing, he was ‘forced’ to bring him on in the second half.
And what did Chris do? It took him 35 seconds to score the first goal and another ten minutes later to make it a brace. Despite not being 100% fit, Pulisic changed Milan after coming on and was once again decisive.
While the club are currently dealing with other contractual issues, such as that of Mike Maignan, they must not waste any more time and immediately renew Pulisic’s contract, which expires in June 2027.
It shouldn’t be forgotten that Milan can decide to automatically extend the USA captain’s contract for another year, but Milan fans don’t want to experience another Maignan-like situation, and the player deserves a reward.
he doesn’t care about money he made that clear. He wants an ambitious plan for the next 3-5 years and wants to know how he can be part of it. That’s it. Considering how instrumental he has been… sit him down and tell him the larger plan (if there is one). If we are just winging it then he will not renew.
o0h boy…may just be better to throw 20 million at him lol. No, I’d like to think that Tare and Allegri have a plan, so they can explain it. As for the rest of them…let’s just not let Puli talk to them…
He will renew because of Allegri and Modric in the team. Unless they really go bad with the offer and insult him. He needed assurances before this season, I’m sure that is solved now.
Pulisic makes at least as much as his Milan salary in corporate endorsement contracts, from Volkwagen to Hershey Chocolate (he was born and reared in Hershey, Pennsylvania, originally established as a company town to make chocolate, and his parents still live there), so yeah, Pulisic isn’t that concerned about money. He had already taken a salary cut to move from Chelsea to Milan.
if we win the scudetto or qualify for champions league, he will sign. His best years have been at Milan. He can see what happened at Liverpool to Wirtz and Isak.
Agreed. At the very least CL qualification is a must. And he can also remember what happened to him at Chelsea.
He wants to win trophies year after year with AC Milan. He will sign if he sees a commitment from management based on their signings. A top level striker, and a CB would go a long way to getting CP to extend his contract. Also, a pilates instructor for the team to decrease the high number of muscle strains and tears. Make that two so Pulisic gets his own personnel pilates instructor.
Puli is an interesting player. Aside from injuries he has been near elite everywhere. I noticed a difference between him and Rafa whenever they “rescue” the team. Rafa usually does it all by himself. He creates stuff out of nowhere and boom, we score. Nobody on the team can do it like he does. BUT, Puli does it by also raising the floor on the team. Puli cant make stuff up like Rafa does, but the way he energized the team, pass the ball around and included everyone was amazing. Suddenly, everyone had a little bit of more energy, more technical ability, better passing etc. Puli is a difference maker because he involves the team, Rafa is a difference maker because he just creates magic of nowhere. If only they could stay healthy together…. man
The comparison is not even close. Rafa isn’t half the player Puli is.
Pay him and maignon and sell leao. We need big players who show up for big moments and big games. Pulisic and maignon are HIM, leao is not, leao isn’t a big time player.id rather sell leao and take back tonali and camarda. Maybe even get Chiesa on loan in january. Sell nkunku…Gimenez will start scoring when he returns. Mark my words. Make Milan Italian again baybay! Gabia/Ricci/bartesaghi/camarada/tonali/Chiesa… A Milan with them will bring us into a new Milan dynasty
There’s no way they let Captain Clutch go now. If not because of their lack of loyalty to a player then simply because of his marketing and financial value. He seems to improve year after year and keep coming up with big goals in important games. This is the kind of player you build a team around.
Bro, just wants to play an important part on a good team. TT filled him with a bunch of sh!t at Chelsea so he doesn’t trust what coaches or directors say. Pulisic’s playing style fits Serie A and Milan have been good to him so it’s a matter if Allegri sees him as one of the firsts on the team sheet.
“Must be accelerated”???
Well, not really no. Like you said in the article, Milan has the option to extend it for another year. There is no rush at all and the man won’t sign anything anyway until he knows if Milan plays UCL or not next season.
Waste of time -article.