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Why Liverpool Gave up on Long-Term Target Christian Pulisic as American Star Signs for Chelsea

After what seemed like decades of speculation, Christian Pulisic has finally completed a deal to become a Premier League player, with the 20-year-old agreeing a near £60m move to Chelsea on Wednesday.

Borussia Dortmund announced that the youngster - who was the runner up in the 2018 Kopa Trophy award - has sealed a move to Chelsea but will stay in Germany the remainder of the season.

Prior to the completion of his deal with the Blues, Pulisic had also been seen as a long-term target for Liverpool, with many suggesting that Jurgen Klopp's connection to his former club Dortmund made the Reds frontrunners for the highly rated star.