Christian Pulisic injury latest as Chelsea star pulls out of United States squad
Christian Pulisic has withdrawn from the United States squad to return to Chelsea.
The American forward has been struggling with a hamstring injury in recent weeks.
The 22-year-old pulled out of the Blues clash with Burnley at Turf Moor in the warm up on October 31.
He duly underwent a scan on the strain and returned to light training – before being told to rest up more.
He had hoped to figure for the US in the international break, to get more minutes under his belt.
But now, both the Blues and US have decided it is best for him to sit out the current international fixtures and continue his rehab back at Cobham.
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US coach Gregg Berhalter praised the commitment of Pulisic on Wednesday, declaring: “Christian is a big part of our group.
“He has been working through an injury but it really says a lot that he wanted to come into camp, be around the guys and continue to be a leader with this team.”
The £58million winger does still hope to be able to give Frank Lampard a boost however, by being available for the November 21 encounter with Newcastle United at St James’ Park.
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If he can prove his fitness, it is likely he will start from the bench on Tyneside, with Chelsea in good form, and having signed off for the break with a convincing victory over Sheffield United last time out.
Chelsea currently sit fifth in the Premier League table, with 15 points from their opening eight matches.
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