Amongst the players firmly in the shop window at the World Cup, Christian Pulisic was one. The American winger had a chance to prove to potential suitors how good he could be, and that he is worth the perceived risk of signing him.
At 24, Pulisic is no longer the new kid on the block and is an established player, but his time at Chelsea has left him largely stationary and no longer in the same world class bracket that he was initially thought of. Such was his frustration and disappointment at the way things had gone under Thomas Tuchel, the attacker was expected to leave over the summer.
Pulisic was offered to Juventus in a swap deal for Matthijs de Ligt and became a player waiting to head for the exit door. If the Blues had got another forward in then he would have been in the mix to be the next to leave, such was the situation.
