Christian Pulisic's time at Chelsea appears to be coming to an end as he struggles for fitness at a decisive time in his career. The 24-year-old has only played twice in 2023 and has spent the year in the treatment room once more.
His injury issues are well documented but the most recent setback came at a vital time for the American. With injuries throughout the squad and teammate Raheem Sterling hobbling off minutes before Pulisic's own trouble began against Manchester City, there was a chance to prove Graham Potter and fans wrong.
Hakim Ziyech has been afforded a rare luxury of starting since Pulisic went off in early January and that was the type of opportunity sought by the USMNT star. He has struggled for consistent game time or a run of starts over his career in London and the latest period out has come at a poor time.
