Milan’s statement on Friday ran one sentence, the way these things usually do. “AC Milan is pleased to announce that Christian Pulisic has extended his contract with the Club through June 30th, 2031,” the club wrote in its official announcement, which also credited him with 44 goals in 141 appearances since he arrived.
That fee is the part worth sitting with. Pulisic joined from Chelsea in the summer of 2023 for around €22m, a 24 year old whose career in England had stopped moving forward. He’s 28 now, and the new deal runs four seasons past the June 2027 expiry it replaces, skipping right over the 2028 option Milan already held. Getting there took longer than the final press release suggests. Talks ran across three seasons and broke down twice before both sides signed off.
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The money is where the reporting splits in two directions. Gazzetta dello Sport put the new deal at €5m a season plus bonuses, up from roughly €4m net. The Athletic reported a package worth up to €10m a season once bonuses are stacked on a guaranteed base near €6.5m. Both numbers describe the same contract, just from different sides of Italy’s tax code. Pulisic ke...