Chelsea attacker Christian Pulisic has dismissed speculation he could leave the club this summer and says he is relishing the huge competition at Stamford Bridge under Thomas Tuchel.
Pulisic has scored 17 goals in 83 matcges for the blues since joining the club from Borussia Dortmund in 2019.
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The 22-year-old enjoyed an outstanding second-half to the 2019-20 season but has found regular game-time harder to come by this campaign, starting less than half of the club’s Premier League games.
Pulisic’s current role at the London side has led to rumours he could look to leave this summer and he conceded he was ‘very frustrated’ to be benched for the Champions League semi-final win over Real Madrid.
But Pulisic says he is ‘happy’ at Chelsea and willing to fight for his place in the side.
Asked whether he sees his long-term future at Chelsea, Pulisic told ESPN FC: ‘Yeah, I’m obviously happy here. It has been an incredible two years.
‘People have always doubted and said: “Oh, he’s not playing, does he want to go here, does he want to go there?” ‘I’m always up for a challenge, I love competing, I love the position I’m in and I’m enjoying my time here.’
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The USA international could still end the campaign by helping Chelsea secure a Champions League and FA Cup double.
They face Leicester City in the FA Cup final on Saturday, Pulisic is wary of the threat of Brendan Rodgers’ side and hopes the recent defeat to Arsenal makes his teammates ‘more hungrier’ at Wembley.
‘Maybe it is something that we need – we are that much hungrier, that much more looking forward to the game tomorrow,’ he said.
‘We know what Leicester is all about. They are going to battle, they are a tough team. They’ve done extremely well in the league this year.
‘We know about their attacking ability and some of the players they have. So we expect them to come and battle.
‘We are going to give it everything, and hopefully if we play the way we do and we match their intensity, I think we can beat them.’
