Arne Slot has been dealt a blow to his hopes of signing Christian Pulisic, with AC Milan set to hand the American a new contract.

Pulisic had emerged as a target for Liverpool in the January window as they look to bolster their squad for the Premier League title run-in.

But it appears that Milan are making moves to head off that interest from the Premier League leaders.



According to Calciomercato, Pulisic is well-regarded by San Siro chiefs.

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Over the past two months, Milan have been working to hand their star players new contracts on improved terms.

AC Milan arre set to offer Liverpool target Christian Pulisic an improved contract.

The Liverpool boss has already hinted he will push club chiefs to loosen the purse strings next month.

“Bringing players in is always a process about making the smart decision to make,” he said.

“If it’s true what you say ( Jurgen Klopp didn’t sign anyone significant in summer of 2019 before winning title), maybe the owners might think, ‘okay, the best thing is to bring no players in!’

“Maybe I should be happy with how Chelsea does at the moment, that I can tell the owners, ‘yeah, but if you bring in for £1.2billion it is also a possibility to be successful!’.
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