Newcastle must fight off interest from Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Milan in pursuit of Pulisic

Newcastle United face competition from Atletico Madrid in their efforts to sign Christian Pulisic from Chelsea.

AC Milan and Juventus are also keen on the USA international who has struggled to establish himself under Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea are willing to listen to loan offers and are aware of interest from Newcastle, with whom they enjoy a close relationship.

Newcastle United face competition from Atletico Madrid in their pursuit of Christian Pulisic

However, the prospect of playing Champions League football and sampling life in a different country will also appeal to Pulisic, who joined Chelsea from Borussia Dortmund for £57.6million in 2019.

The 23-year-old has spoken about his frustration at the lack of starts he has received under Tuchel and has been played in a number of positions. He has been eager to get a run of games so that he can enjoy his football again and hit form ahead of the World Cup.

Tuchel is re-shaping his attack having already sold Timo Werner back to Red Bull Leipzig and loaned Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan. 

The USA international has struggled to carve out regular first team opportunities at Chelsea

Chelsea have already cut their losses on Timo Werner having sold him back to Red Bull Leipzig

Callum Hudson-Odoi was left out of Monday’s U23s match with Fulham amid loan interest while Chelsea saw a £42m bid for Everton’s Anthony Gordon rejected on Tuesday. They are also bidding for Barcelona’s Pierre Emerick Aubameyang this week.

Newcastle want a striker and a winger. They have been rebuffed in an attempt to sign Joao Pedro from Watford and are considering options such as Goncalo Ramos of Benfica and Stuttgart’s Sasa Kalajdzic for centre forward.

They have also seen offers for Leicester’s James Maddison dismissed but know Pulisic can offer them versatility across the front line and behind the striker.