Christian Pulisic likely to stay at Chelsea amid Manchester United interest

Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic is likely to stay at Chelsea this summer, according to reports.

The USMNT star has seen his game time limited under Thomas Tuchel, and with the World Cup coming up at the end of the year, he is thought to be searching for more minutes.

However,  Tuchel sent Pulisic a message over his future speaking recently about the American and Callum Hudson-Odoi, who has also been linked with a loan move. 

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel on the touchline during the Premier League match at Elland Road. (Alamy)

The Chelsea boss said: “I know there are a lot of talks. We will also not comment on our players. “We will not encourage our players to go out in the moment. 

"We had now two training sessions with 18 players. In a schedule where we play once a week it is not a problem. If I look a little bit, the chin up a little bit and look at the schedule that is coming with Southampton during the week and two Champions League matches, it’s coming. It’s in front of the door. “

We will need a lot of players and quality players to be competitive.

"At the moment, like I said, we have what we have. 

"We know what we’re looking for. From there we go and only from there we can think about letting players go.”

Manchester United were the latest team to be linked with a move for the American, with Newcastle previously asking to be kept informed regarding his availability. 

Despite the interest, it has now been reported that Pulisic may be blocked from leaving this summer.

According to German journalist Florian Plettenberg, it is likely that Pulisic will stay at Chelsea.

There are no swap deals planned at this stage, with Manchester United not submitting an offer as they are targeting Ajax winger Antony.

This move could have an impact on Chelsea, with it believed that their targeted replacement is Hakim Ziyech.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and Christian Pulisic at full time after the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, London. (Alamy)

Like Pulisic, Ziyech has seen game time limited in recent seasons and could look to depart during the transfer window.

AC Milan’s interest in the 29-year-old has cooled, potentially opening a return to Ajax rather than a move to the Serie A.

It remains to be seen as to what the future holds for Chelsea’s attackers, with Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku already departing this summer.

Trio Pulisic, Ziyech and Hudson-Odoi could follow, also unhappy about their game time this summer.