Christian Pulisic backed to explode at Newcastle United as pundit ‘wowed’
Christian Pulisic could find his best form at Newcastle United if he joins the club on loan.
That’s according to former Aston Villa and Scotland boss Alex McLeish, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the Magpies’ hunt for new attackers.
As per The Telegraph (16 August) Newcastle have asked to be kept informed over Pulisic’s future as he may be allowed to leave Chelsea on loan this summer.
The same day, it was reported by The Athletic that man United are also interested in a loan deal for the USMNT captain though it is claimed Chelsea will not send their player to a traditional rival.
McLeish claims the 23-year-old can rediscover his best form at Newcastle.
“Pulisic, is he similar to Almiron?” McLeish told Football Insider’s Ben Wild.
“He’s not so much a centre-forward, more of a number 10 or he comes in from the wide areas. These are the types of players Newcastle will be looking at.
“Pulisic has not made the impact you thought he might when Klopp had him at Dortmund. Klopp really thought he had everything.
“He hasn’t made the massive impact with Chelsea, even though when he does come on you think ‘wow. this guy catches the eye’.
“Maybe there is less pressure in going to a club like Newcastle, it might help him.”
Pulisic scored 29 goals and provided 26 assists for Borussia Dortmund in 127 total outings.
He joined Chelsea in January 2019 but remained at Dortmund for the final months of the 2018-19 campaign.
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