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title: "Chelsea: Christian Pulisic tipped for major role in Blues squad next season"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Stephan Georgiou"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2019-08-03T17:45:15Z"
modified: "2019-08-03T17:45:15Z"
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# Chelsea: Christian Pulisic tipped for major role in Blues squad next season

**French football journalist Julien Laurens expects Christian Pulisic to have a major role under Frank Lampard as he prepares to make his Chelsea debut after joining the club this summer.**

The deal to sign Pulisic was announced in [January](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46734487), as the American spent the latter half of the campaign on loan at Borussia Dortmund, who sold the winger to the Blues for a [reported £58m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46734487).

Chelsea’s [transfer ban](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47329293) means Pulisic is one of various [‘new’](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-chelsea/transfers/verein/631/saison_id/2019) arrivals after the club made their loan move for Mateo Kovacic [permanent](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48782683) this summer and welcomed several players back from loan spells.

And in response to a query over Pulisic’s potential game time, Laurens spoke highly of the 20-year-old, tipping the youngster to play plenty in his first season as a Stamford Bridge player.

Speaking on [ESPN FC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ryMSGaNYA), he said: “I think he’s the kind of player Lampard will like having in his team, and we saw that against Salzburg the other day where he fitted exactly \[with\] the gameplan that Lampard had – and with how quick he is on the ball, I think that will be perfect for what Lampard wants to do at Chelsea.

“I can see him playing a lot because he is so intelligent. I can see him adapting very quickly to what the Premier League is and what Lampard wants him to do and I think we should be optimistic and positive about him arriving at the club.”

Pulisic has impressed during pre-season with a couple of goals in the Blues’ recent 5-3 win over [Salzburg](https://www.skysports.com/football/salzburg-vs-chelsea/407265), though he may have stiff competition in his right-wing [position](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-chelsea/kadernachposition/verein/631) at Stamford Bridge, with the likes of Pedro and Willian also in contention for a first-team spot.

According to WhoScored, [Pulisic](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/302692/Show/Christian-Pulisic) potentially offers the finishing qualities that [Willian](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/29463/Show/Willian) doesn’t, though he may only become a budding understudy to 32-year-old Pedro for the time being.

Having made [52 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pedro/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/65278/plus/0?saison=2018&verein=631&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) for Chelsea last year, the Spaniard could go into next season as Lampard’s first-choice right-winger.

So as Pulisic gets his Premier League career underway next season, he may end up surrendering game time to the Spaniard – not that Laurens has any long-term concerns about the prospective Blues career of the US international.