Stellar Season Rises Milan Urgency on Pulisic Renewal

Christian Pulisic has been the gift that keeps on giving for Milan this season and saved the day off the bench in the most recent game against Torino despite being in serious jeopardy of missing it because of an illness.

The striker leads Serie A in scoring, along with Lautaro Martinez, with seven goals. He has played a lot less than the Inter star due to a pair of physical problems. Considering also the Coppa Italia fixtures, he has hit the net nine times in as many appearances, finding the target once every 61 minutes, Corriere della Sera relays.

Milan potentially control the future of Pulisic until 2028 thanks to an option in his contract. However, the management would rather agree to an extension in the coming months. The plan is to reward the attacker with a pay bump and avoid what’s happening with Mike Maignan and has occurred with Gianluigi Donnarumma and Hakan Calhanoglu in the past. Instead, Theo Hernandez was sold a year before the conclusion of his deal to prevent a Bosman exit.

The USMNT staple earns €4M per year and asks for at least €1M more annually. Rafael Leao, the highest-paid player in the squad, reaches the €7M threshold through some easy-to-trigger bonuses. The 27-year-old has occasionally drawn interest from Saudi Arabia.

Our Take on Milan and Pulisic

They are years away from a disaster scenario like those in the past, but the sooner they concur on a renewal, the better, to keep him happy. It would send a message to the roster and their potential targets, which is that their new course takes care of players when they deserve it, which hasn’t always been the case in their recent history.