{"id":5923,"date":"2026-04-20T06:14:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5923"},"modified":"2026-04-20T06:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T06:14:21","slug":"best-player-in-that-league-former-chelsea-star-urged-to-make-man-utd-move-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5923","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Best player in that league&#8217;: Former Chelsea star urged to make Man Utd move | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1221683597.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26954988\" alt=\"Chelsea and Manchester United Club Crests\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>A former Chelsea forward has been linked with Manchester United (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tim Howard says he would like to see ex-Chelsea man Christian Pulisic at Manchester United and is confident the forward could reach \u2018another level\u2019 back in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Pulisic arrived at Chelsea with weighty expectations on his shoulders after completing a \u00a358million transfer move from Borussia Dortmund back in January 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The high-profile switch saw Pulisic become the most expensive American footballer in history and BVB\u2019s second-biggest sale of all-time behind Ousmane Dembele. <\/p>\n<p>But while Pulisic went on to lift the Champions League trophy with the Blues, he struggled to live up to his hefty price tag and fell out of favour under Thomas Tuchel \u2013 not helped by persistent injury problems throughout his time at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>In the years that have followed, Pulisic has managed to rebuild his career in Italy with AC Milan, to the extent that the United States international is now widely considered to be among the finest attacking talents in Serie A football.<\/p>\n<p>Milan are on course to qualify for the Champions League next season and Pulisic has been instrumental for Massimiliano Allegri\u2019s side, racking up eight goals and three assists in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Pulisic\u2019s outstanding run of form has reportedly caught the attention of Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool in recent months \u2013 and his fellow countryman Howard is not in the least bit surprised.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2256633059.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26954992\" alt=\"Christian Pulisic of AC Milan looks dejected during the\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Pulisic has flourished in Serie A this season (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2261058191.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26955010\" alt=\"AC Milan Training Session\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The USA international is enjoying his third season at the San Siro (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m going to put him in a very high class here\u2026 Kevin De Bruyne and Mohamed Salah, we now know the finished products,\u2019 the ex-Manchester United and USA goalkeeper said on Unfiltered Soccer when discussing the rumours linking Pulisic with a return to England.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When I say those names, people are going to go, \u201cHuh? Those are two of the greatest players in Premier League history\u201d, but I remember Kevin De Bruyne at Chelsea, I remember Mohamed Salah at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They weren\u2019t good enough, apparently, so they went abroad. Mohamed Salah went to Roma and Kevin De Bruyne went to Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They were the players that they were, they gained confidence, they did all those things, they came back to the Premier League and then it was game over, history was written.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-1320715751.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26955032\" alt=\"Manchester City v Chelsea FC - UEFA Champions League Final\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Pulisic won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I sort of feel like that with Christian Pulisic as well because he was at Borussia Dortmund. We get it, it\u2019s a big club. He was still young, though, and he then goes to Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I backed him to the hilt at Chelsea and unfortunately he didn\u2019t get the rub of the green, went through some different coaches and then he went off. But he sort of reminds me of Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne in that he went off, he\u2019s matured and he\u2019s older, and he\u2019s gone to one of the best teams in the league.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He\u2019s put AC Milan on his back and he\u2019s been the best player in that league so now I think, from the physical, football maturity-side, he now comes back to the Premier League, and he gets slotted into a Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, I think there\u2019s actually another level for him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I personally like it.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2229884532.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26955052\" alt=\"Manchester United v Arsenal - Premier League\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Pulisic could reach \u2018another level\u2019 at Manchester United, says Howard (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asked if Pulisic may be better off joining a mid-table team over the likes of United or Arsenal, Howard replied: \u2018It depends who you are. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018If his eyes are on the prize of saying, \u201cLandon Donovan, Clint Dempsey\u2026 I want to put them in my wake, I want to be said in the same breath as those guys\u201d, and if that\u2019s his mentality, I don\u2019t know if it is, then he\u2019s going to look at this World Cup differently.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If he\u2019s saying, \u201cI kind of want to play every week, be the guy\u201d, then he can go to a number six through to eight team in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But if he\u2019s really saying, \u201cI\u2019ve been to the Premier League, I\u2019ve tasted what it\u2019s like at the top at a big club like Chelsea, I want more of that, I\u2019ve got something to prove here\u201d\u2026 I don\u2019t know his mentality but I think he does [think like that] and I\u2019d like to see him on these teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If I look at Liverpool and I look at Arsenal, the jury is out on Manchester United\u2026 these are well-grooved teams, they really are. They\u2019re well run, they\u2019re well-grooved, they\u2019re playing well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"metro-poll\" id=\"1771355514929-26953250\" data-option1=\"Yes\" data-option2=\"No\" data-url=\"https:\/\/api.metro.co.uk\/polls\/v2\/\" data-track-module=\"poll\">\n<h3 class=\"metro-poll__title\">Should Manchester United make a move for Pulisic?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2018So if they\u2019re buying him and paying a decent fee for him then they have a plan for him. It\u2019s not part of an experiment\u2026 maybe it would be with Manchester United a little bit but it\u2019s still Manchester United.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Howard added: \u2018I don\u2019t think you can turn that down personally.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Howard\u2019s podcast co-host Landon Donovan is also a huge admirer of Pulisic\u2019s talent and has been pleased to see the forward enjoy success in Italian football with AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>However, considering Pulisic\u2019s history of injury problems, Donovan has doubts about his compatriot being able to compete week-in, week out with the \u2018monsters\u2019 plying their trade in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2256923116.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26955093\" alt=\"AC Milan v US Lecce - Serie A\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Pulisic is set for a big summer with USA hosting this year\u2019s World Cup (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018This is a scenario where I think if he is motivated and wants to go prove it, he is capable of it, going to one of these big clubs in England and he is capable of doing it,\u2019 Donovan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The one hesitation I have actually, and this is just speaking from personal experience, but the physical part of it is a real thing. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018Christian is a phenomenal athlete but some of the athletes in the Premier League are monsters. And to do it 35, 40, 45 times a year at that pace is really hard.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We see him break down a little from time to time. 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