Chelsea sign Christian Pulisic after Liverpool bow out

Chelsea have secured the signing of Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund in deal worth £58million.

The 20-year-old will remain on loan in Germany before joining the Blues in the summer.

Pulisic has netted 15 times in 115 games for Dortmund since joining in 2016, and several Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, were keen on bringing him to England once his contract expired in a few months’ time.

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Christian Pulisic in action for Borussia Dortmund (Photograph: Belen Diaz/DYDPPA/Rex/Shutterstock)

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However, it seems Chelsea have won the race for the American, who will come in as a potential replacement for Eden Hazard, who now appears increasingly likely to leave Stamford Bridge.

“It was always Christian’s dream to play in the Premier League. That certainly has to do with his American background, and as a result we were unable to extend his contract, ” said Dortmund’s sporting director Michael Zorc, as quoted by the Mirror.

“Against this background, we have decided to accept an extremely lucrative bid by Chelsea, given the low contract maturity.

“Christian Pulisic is a character perfect player. I am sure that in the coming months he will do everything in his power to bring his high quality to the team and to achieve his sporting goals with his team-mates Borussia Dortmund. ”

Pulisic had been strongly linked with a move to Liverpool where he would have been reunited with his former boss Jurgen Klopp, but reports today suggest that the German boss had reservations about Pulisic’s suitability for his squad, eventually opting to pull out of the race.

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