Olympique Lyonnais’ interest in Christian Pulisic probably won’t be enough. Despite a higher offer than that of AC Milan, OL come up against the choice of the player who wants to join the Rossoneri.
A few hours after the announcement of L’Equipe and The Athletic on the supposed offer of 25 million euros sent by John Textor to Chelsea to recruit Christian Pulisic, it is ESPN which brutally brings down the atmosphere on the side of Lyon. Julien Laurens, the French journalist for the North American media, citing sources familiar with the matter, first asserts that the proposal made by OL is less than the 25 million euros mentioned, and that in addition, it includes many bonuses. On the other hand, the Rhone club is very far from the salary offered by AC Milan to the American international striker. Two crucial points, especially since at the same time, ESPN specifies that Pulisic has decided not to study the Lyon proposal, having already accepted that transmitted by the Italian club. The player therefore does not want to come to OL where he will not play in the Champions League, but Chelsea obviously have a say.
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The media, however, specifies that after having offered 15 million euros to the Blues to afford Christian Pulisic, who has only one year left on his contract, the leaders of AC Milan will return to the charge. And, this time, the Lombard club is ready to revise its proposal upwards, even if it will not reach the 25 million euros claimed by Chelsea. In other words, Christian Pulisic will not join Olympique Lyonnais during this transfer window, this refusal, not only financial, demonstrating the importance for a club of playing in the Champions League when it comes to recruiting. higher level players. John Textor will therefore have to find another striker, and reassure supporters who had already been fired up at the idea of seeing their club become ambitious again on the transfer market.
