AC Milan plot USMNT transfer bargain as Chelsea dealt blow to $108m Moises Caicedo alternative
AC Milan could follow up the signing of Christian Pulisic with yet another USMNT star. The American left Chelsea after four years when he put pen to paper over a deal taking him to Serie A last week for around £18.9million ($24.2m).
He became the second Blues player to leave for Stefano Pioli's side after Ruben Loftus-Cheek made the move across to Italy earlier in the window. The pair of ex-Chelsea stars will join another duo of former Stamford Bridge regulars, Olivier Giroud and Fikayo Tomori, in Milan as they seek to work their way back up the table and into title-challenging teritory once more.
It is a busy summer for Milan as a whole as they work from the loss of key midfielder Sandro Tonali to Newcastle. Their business with Chelsea is set to just be the start of even more incomings due in and the latest target overlaps with Todd Boehly's own plans.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Milan are looking to advance their interest in USMNT midfielder Yunus Musah. The 20-year-old has shown his quality for America, including an impressive World Cup, and is still very much well thought of despite a struggle of a season at Valencia last term.
He still has three years on his contract in Spain but that hasn't stopped Milan sounding him out as their next recruit as sides across the world look to find the next big American thing. Fierce rivals Inter are seriously interested in Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun while Juventus and Napoli both made their admiration of Pulisic clear before Milan emerged as clear favourites.
It continues a push in Europe to sign USA players as the nation develops high quality options across the pitch. Chelsea made Gabriel Slonina an early target last summer and have also been exploring new markets with the MLS
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