American sports use “trades” in a way that “soccer” doesn’t really – but Captain America himself may be ready to change that.
Christian Pulisic is surplus to requirements at Chelsea – if you weren’t confident saying that a year ago you certainly can now. He’s had another year sitting on the bench, and the club have only added more quality and depth ahead of him.
He’s got two main suitors it seems, and both have players that Chelsea want. That means a part-exchange trade could yet be on the cards – whether it comes out that way on paper or whether it’s more of a side agreement, quid pro quo. Football Italia are convinced that the Serie A interest is very real.
Juventus have striker Dusan Vlahovic and AC Milan have goalkeeper Mike Maignan. Both seem unrealistic targets just because of their price tag – but if Chelsea chuck in Pulisic on their end, perhaps something can be engineered after all? We’re not holding our breath, but it certainly is another lever we can potentially pull.