CHELSEA tried to sell Christian Pulisic in January following the arrival of Mykhailo Mudryk, reports claim.
But an injury to the American scuppered any chances of him leaving Stamford Bridge last month.
The 24-year-old picked up a knee injury in the 1-0 defeat by Manchester City on January 5, right at the start of the transfer window.
Chelsea then signed Mudryk in an £88million deal from Shakhtar Donetsk.
And, speaking on CBS’s House of Champions podcast, Fabrizio Romano declared: “The plan was Mudryk in, Pulisic out.”
But Pulisic’s injury complicated matters and he ended up staying at Stamford Bridge.
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Pulisic is yet to make his return from the knee injury sustained against City, but earlier this month posted a picture of himself with the caption: “Back soon.”
However, where he fits into the team when he does return remains to be seen.
As well as Mudryk, Chelsea also signed attackers Noni Madueke and Joao Felix in January.
And Romano claims Pulisic could be moved on in the summer.
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He is into the final 18 months of his Stamford Bridge contract and has several clubs chasing his signature.
Romano revealed Juventus, AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle, and Manchester United have all been interested in his services in recent months.
That could spark a bidding war for the forward in the summer.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
