A one-time coach of Christian Pulisic, and former US international, has been congratulated on Instagram ahead of his reported move to Chelsea.
As reported by Standard Sport, Chelsea have been monitoring the availability of the US international with a view to making a move when the transfer window opens next month.
In addition to bolstering Chelsea’s current attacking options, the Blues have also earmarked Pulisic as a possible replacement for Eden Hazard should he one day leave Stamford Bridge.
Borussia Dortmund are understood to be holding out for close to £70million for the 20-year-old, though the club’s sporting director Michael Zorc insisted in November that the player would not be sold in January.
But, with Pulisic yet to sign fresh terms with the Bundesliga side, speculation has intensified as the January window draws near.
And now Eddie Johnson, the former Fulham striker who coached Pulisic following his retirement in 2015, appeared to ‘announce’ the deal in a post on his official Instagram account.
In a segment of his Instagram story which, which has since been taken down, Johnson posted an image of Pulisic mocked-up in half-and-half Chelsea and Dortmund kit with the message:
"@cmpulisic so stoked for you lil bro great move can't wait to watch you alongside @hazardeden_10."
A mishap or a heads up? Only time will tell.
