Christian Pulisic insists he is 'happy' at Chelsea

Christian Pulisic insists he is ‘happy’ at Chelsea and wants to fight for his place in Thomas Tuchel’s side despite rumours he is seeking a move amid frustrating role under German

  • Christian Pulisic has dismissed rumours he is seeking a move away from Chelsea
  • The USA international has had a frustrating time under manager Thomas Tuchel
  • He has started 11 out of 26 games under Tuchel and was dropped for semi-final 

Christian Pulisic has dismissed rumours he is seeking a move away this summer, insisting he is relishing the opportunity to fight for his place under Thomas Tuchel.

The USA international has started just 11 out of 26 games since Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard but has impressed when he has featured. 

His lack of regular game time has sparked rumours he is unhappy at Stamford Bridge, which were only intensified when the 22-year-old admitted he was ‘unhappy’ at being left out in the Champions League semi-final second leg against Real Madrid despite scoring in the first leg.

Christian Pulisic has dismissed rumours he is seeking a move away from Chelsea this summer

But Pulisic has rubbished those claims, insisting he is looking forward to the challenge to earn a starting spot over the Blues’ wealth of attacking talent. 

‘Yeah, I’m obviously happy here. It has been an incredible two years’, Pulisic told ESPN.

‘People have always doubted and said: “Oh, he’s not playing, does he want to go here, does he want to go there?” I’m always up for a challenge, I love competing, I love the position I’m in and I’m enjoying my time here.’  

It promises to be an exciting end to the season for Chelsea, with the West London side facing an FA Cup Final on Saturday before lining up in the Champions League showpiece later this month.

The USA international wants to fight for his place after a frustrating time under Thomas Tuchel

Their preparation for Saturday’s final against Leicester City suffered a blow when they suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat by Arsenal, but the former Borussia Dortmund man thinks the setback will just give his team-mates extra motivation to put it right.

‘Maybe it is something that we need — we are that much hungrier, that much more looking forward to the game tomorrow,’ he added.

‘We know what Leicester is all about. They are going to battle, they are a tough team. They’ve done extremely well in the league this year. We know about their attacking ability and some of the players they have.

Pulisic scored in first leg then came off the bench to set up Mason Mount vs Real Madrid

‘So we expect them to come and battle. We are going to give it everything, and hopefully if we play the way we do and we match their intensity, I think we can beat them.’

Pulisic’s role in getting Chelsea to the European final cannot be underestimated, after following up his first leg goal with an assist to seal a 3-1 aggregate victory over Real Madrid.




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