How Pulisic could fit at Juventus, other potential destinations

In all likelihood, Christian Pulisic has played his last game for Chelsea. The 24-year-old United States winger has just a year left on his contract at Stamford Bridge, playing a mere 1,012 minutes this season, and the Blues are desperate to receive transfer fees to help offset some of the market-warping spending they’ve engaged in for the past 12 months.

That makes Pulisic a prime candidate to be moved out of west London when the transfer window opens (June 14 in the U.K. and July 1 elsewhere in Europe). If his time is indeed up at Chelsea, where could he land?

Sources told ESPN’s Mark Ogden that Juventus are leading the race to sign the former Borussia Dortmund starlet. Pulisic could be available for a £20 million transfer fee, sources say, but his £13m-a-year wages could prove a stumbling block for Juventus or any other interested clubs.

AC Milan, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Napoli all have been approached with details on the transfer fee and wage structure required to conclude a deal for Pulisic. Additional sources have told ESPN that Atletico Madrid also hold an interest in him.

How could the Pennsylvania native fit with any of these clubs? And which of them have the finances to pull off such a transfer? We asked our writers scattered throughout Europe for more insight.

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AC Milan

This is a very interesting option for Pulisic. AC Milan have been very good in their recruitment in the past few years, until last summer, when their new signings didn’t really satisfy — Malick Thiaw, Divock Origi, Charles De Ketelaere, Sergino Dest, Aster Vranckx. This summer, they have to get it right.

They will still look for players under the age of 25, with a transfer fee of less than €40m, experience and a point to prove. Milan like a coup in the transfer market, such as the ones they pulled off with the signings of goalkeeper Mike Maignan, centre-back Fikayo Tomori and playmaker Brahim Diaz. They believe Pulisic…