Overview
- MLS commissioner Don Garber said on Fox News that he hopes New York City FC can sign Christian Pulisic, a comment aired on Sunday that reignited transfer talk.
- NYCFC president Brad Sims has confirmed the club’s interest but has called any move “dead in the water” if AC Milan refuses to sell the player.
- AC Milan has repeatedly signaled Pulisic is not for sale and his contract runs through June 2027 with an option to extend, making an immediate summer transfer unlikely.
- Pulisic’s recent scoreless run in the second half of the 2025–26 season plus a reported microfracture in his leg at the World Cup add medical and form uncertainty to any transfer plan.
- A move would carry commercial upside for MLS and bring Pulisic closer to family, but NYCFC would still have to navigate MLS roster rules, salary structure and realistic timing such as a possible pre-contract in early 2027.