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Pulisic has spent four seasons at Chelsea,
making 145 appearances, scoring 26 goals and providing 21
assists.
He helped the west London club win the Champions League, UEFA
Super Cup and Club World Cup in 2021.
Pulisic joins a long list of players who have left Chelsea after
they came 12th in the Premier League last season, their lowest
finish in nearly three decades.
Milan came fourth in Serie A last term to qualify for the
Champions League.
"The last few seasons with Chelsea were difficult," Pulisic told
a press conference after being unveiled by Milan.
"For whatever reason, I wasn’t getting the opportunities I
wanted at my previous club, but I now have a great opportunity
to reach the highest level that I can..."
Pulisic will wear the number 11 shirt, worn by Zlatan
Ibrahimovic, and acknowledged the weight of responsibility that
comes with it following the Swede's retirement.
"I’m not trying to fill his shoes, he’s a legend, but it was a
fresh beginning and a number that I liked," Pulisic said.
"There are so many big names you can go through, but I am a bit
younger, so watched the likes of Kaka and Ibrahimovic, plus the
players who are here now."
He becomes the second player to leave Chelsea for Milan in this
transfer window after midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
Pulisic is Milan manager Stefano Pioli's fourth close-season
signing after back-up goalkeeper Marco Sportiello from Atalanta,
teenage forward Luka Romero from Lazio and Loftus-Cheek.
($1 = 0.8925 euros)
(Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico CityAnita Kobylinska
and Tommy Lund in Gdansk; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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