Christian Pulisic is in the opportune place at Borussia Dortmund regardless of theory connecting the attacker with a Premier League transfer, says former United States manager Bruce Arena. Pulisic is viewed as one of the world’s most energizing youthful players, having gotten through into the Dortmund first group and had a solid effect in the Bundesliga. The versatile attacker is not 20 until September and is expected to be a cornerstone of the United States national team for many years to come.
Arena coached Pulisic during his second spell in charge, which came to an end after the USA surprisingly failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. And the 66-year-old believes Pulisic should stay at Dortmund and ignore suggestions clubs including Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester United are ready to swoop.
“I think Christian is in a great place. Dortmund has a very good reputation for developing players,” Arena told Omnisport when promoting his new book.
“In his couple [of] years there with the first team, he’s done very well. Hopefully, he can continue to do that, be consistent at the club level and if he does that he’s going to be a real plus for the national team programme.
“Any move Christian makes in the future, it’s important he goes to a club where he plays on a regular basis. There’s no point in him leaving Dortmund and going to a club where he doesn’t get the kind of minutes he needs to continue to develop,” he said.