{"id":489,"date":"2019-03-01T10:29:36","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T10:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsnewsforyou.com\/2019\/03\/01\/pulisic-expecting-good-fit-at-chelsea-as-58m-deal-allows-him-to-fulfil-premier-league-dream\/"},"modified":"2019-03-01T10:29:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T10:29:36","slug":"pulisic-expecting-good-fit-at-chelsea-as-58m-deal-allows-him-to-fulfil-premier-league-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=489","title":{"rendered":"Pulisic expecting good fit at Chelsea as \u00a358m deal allows him to fulfil Premier League dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> The USA international will link up with the Blues over the summer, with a big-money transfer seeing him join a division he has always admired       <\/p>\n<p>Christian Pulisic considers Chelsea to be the best Premier League fit for his \u201cstyle\u201d, with a \u00a358 million ($74m) deal taking him to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The United States international is set to link up with the Blues over the summer, with the 2018-19 campaign to be seen out at Bundesliga title hopefuls Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n<p>At just 20 years of age, big things are expected of the talented playmaker in England.<\/p>\n<p>  <span>Article continues below<\/span>  <\/p>\n<h3>Editors&#039; Picks<\/h3>\n<p>    Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter    Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea &amp; Pedro impress in Spurs win    Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a five-star show    Lukaku sends reminder that his Man Utd career is far from over        <\/p>\n<p>He is looking forward to embracing those challenges and expects to have no problem adapting his game to meet the demands of Maurizio Sarri.<\/p>\n<p>Pulisic told reporters: \u201cI&#8217;ve always wanted to play in the Premier League and I&#8217;m looking forward to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I said in my social media statement, I&#8217;m one hundred per cent committed for the rest of the season and I would like to have a happy ending with Dortmund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added on his decision to head for west London: \u201cI always liked the way Chelsea played and still play football today, and I think that style suits me very well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pressed on reports of rival interest from Liverpool, he added: \u201cI do not want to talk about that, I&#8217;m happy to have made my decision to join Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy head is now a bit freer, I hope that people understand my decision and also know that I will give everything here until the end and want to help our season be a great one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pulisic previously spent a year living in England at the age of seven, during which time he turned out for Brackley Town.<\/p>\n<p>He is now heading back to Britain, but admits he will be eternally grateful for the opportunities he has been given in Germany with Dortmund.<\/p>\n<p>Having made well over 100 appearances for the club, Pulisic said: \u201cWithout BVB I would never have had the opportunity to fulfil my dream in England.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the perfect start to my career. When I was quite young I had no idea if it was the right decision or not, but now I know it was and therefore I&#8217;m grateful for everything &#8211; the fans, the city, the club, I&#8217;ll 100 per cent miss it all.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USA international will link up with the Blues over the summer, with a big-money transfer seeing him join a division he has always admired Christian Pulisic considers Chelsea to be the best Premier League fit for his \u201cstyle\u201d, with a \u00a358 million ($74m) deal taking him to Stamford Bridge. 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