Christian Pulisic has landed in Italy having flown in to complete his medical before joining AC Milan from Chelsea.
Pulisic is ready to begin his new adventure with Milan. The American forward arrived this morning on a flight from Atlanta which landed at Milan Malpensa airport at 09:25 CEST.
Milan’s Instagram profile published a video with his first words after landing: “Hello Milan fans, I’m Christian Pulisic. I’ve just landed in Milan and I’m very happy to be here. I can’t wait to get started.”
As per MilanNews, Pulisic will sign a contract until June 2027 once his medical is done and he will cost €20m.
✈️ Christian Pulisic has arrived in Italy!
— SempreMilan (@SempreMilanCom) July 12, 2023
👋 Ciao @pulisic! 🔴⚫️
— SempreMilanTV (@SempreMilanTV) July 12, 2023
Had no idea that is how you pronounce his name.
Glad he’s excited and I hope he can contribute on a high level to make the team better.
Previously, I have no idea too, now I learn that I have always pronounce it correctly. 😅
It actually the American version of pronouncing that, there was a video on youtube where it was explained. Don’t know why they gave him a Croatian passport when he can’t even say his last name properly.
Definitely an American pronounciation..
Correct would be Pulisitch (small V accent over c), Pulisich (Forward slash oblique accent over the c (softer ch)) or Pulisitz (plain c).. is correct Croatian
That’s how it is in the US. Pronunciations get Americanized or butchered and people roll with it. 100+ years ago immigration would read your card and just change letters how they saw fit and it would become official.
Glad to have u, Pulisic!❤️🖤 Can’t wait too
Welcome dude to the Rossoneri family can’t wait to see wh
at you have for us
Benvenuto Pulisic
Forza Pulisic. Now for Reinjer and then Isaksen. Hope we can close those deals soon. Maybe even get Kamada whilst we can.
This… then we can go for the CF position
Welcome to AC Milan family and good luck for your new journey with Rossoneri
It pronounce PuliŠiĆ as POOL-uh-sitch, that is Croatian last name.
Um, no it is not. It is pronounced however the name-hodler pronounces it and you can hear thtat in the first video.
Apar from this, a Croatian would read it something like what you describe, more like Pull-i-shitch.
Yeah, he isn’t really Croatian in any way, unfortunately for the club. Just got the passport, nothing else.
It’s good for us that he has the passport at least :p
Excited to see him!
Wow. Milan getting an elite attacking player in CP that has tremendous speed, 1st instinct is to attack direct to goal, exceptional ball handling/dribbling ability, adept 1v1 skill who is a big game player that will score and assist in double digits in both g/a, especially if he feels some love.
But 1/2 the comments are focused on him not using the correct pronunciation of Pulisic, his own name.
His grandfather is Croatian so he was able to obtain citizenship and sign with Dortmund at 16 instead of 18.