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title: "Newcastle United: PIF still considering Christian Pulisic move for January"
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author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Follow up"
published: "2022-12-06T07:10:47Z"
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# Newcastle United: PIF still considering Christian Pulisic move for January

**The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Public Investment Fund (PIF) at the helm of [Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/) are reportedly still considering a move for Christian Pulisic in January.**

### The Lowdown: Newcastle interested in Pulisic

It was [reported](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11474365/amp/Man-United-Newcastle-Arsenal-set-three-way-battle-form-Christian-Pulisic.html) in November that the St James’ Park outfit are ‘monitoring developments’ with the American at Chelsea ahead of the January transfer window, as he could be available for around £35m.

He impressed for his country at the World Cup in Qatar, scoring one goal, supplying two assists and ranking as their best-performing player by [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/461/Show/USA-USA), as he helped USA to reach the knockout stages of the competition before being defeated by the Netherlands in the round of 16.

### The Latest: Pulisic still a target

Speaking to [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/88089516-newcastle-transfer-news-willing-consider-move-star-st-james-park), [transfer expert](https://twitter.com/DeanJonesSoccer) Dean Jones has claimed that Newcastle are still ‘willing to consider’ a deal for Pulisic ahead of January.

He said of the Chelsea ace: *“He is still someone that they’d be willing to consider. I think he does fit with where they’re headed in terms of recruitment.*

*“He wouldn’t be considered as a superstar coming in and that’s important. I think he would be a good fit for the style of play too.”*

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### The Verdict: Smart move

Newcastle could take advantage of Pulisic’s [lack of starts](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/302692/Show/Christian-Pulisic) at Chelsea and add him as a new dimension to their attack for the second part of the season.

Hailed as ‘[special](https://www.talkchelsea.net/news/chelsea-latest-rio-ferdinand-defends-the-blues-christian-pulisic-receives-praise-ahead-of-2022-world-cup/)‘ by USA manager Gregg Berhalter, and ‘[unbelievable](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11459871/USA-captain-Tyler-Adams-warns-England-team-eager-hit-Wales-tie.html)‘ by USMNT team-mate Tyler Adams, he is clearly regarded very highly in his home country, but not as much at Stamford Bridge.

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At just 24 years of age, Pulisic still has a very high ceiling, and the Magpies could end up significantly weakening one of their rivals for a Champions League place by luring him to St James’ Park.