"I can only say that I am very happy at Milan right now and for the near future as well," Christian Pulišić said, as contract discussion continues around AC Milan. The forward also said he is not thinking about renewal talk and wants to stay, while the club weighs a longer deal and his current contract runs to the end of the season with an option to extend for another year.
Pulisic's form and the contract debate
Pulisic's public stance is coming after a small but timely lift on the pitch. He scored his first club goal of 2026 in Milan's 3-0 win over Lecce on Sept. 20, then followed it with an assist in the 2-2 draw with Lazio and a goal-and-assist return across his last two league outings.
He called the Lecce strike "a big relief" and said it "felt really nice" after a long wait for Milan. That wait had a context of its own, because all 10 of his goals for Milan last season came before January, and this season he has only 114 Serie A minutes after recovering from injury.
Pulisic also linked the slower start to that recovery. "I was coming back from an injury and I really wanted to play, but it took time," he said, adding that he worked with the team and coach to get back on the field.
Milan's decision on a longer deal
Goal reported that Milan are preparing a contract extension running until 2031, but the firmer line from Pulisic himself is that he wants to stay and is happy in the present. Football-Italia quotes also showed him speaking positively about the new coach and saying Milan are learning his system, which fits the way his form has picked up as the season has moved on.
The numbers are not huge, but they are moving in the right direction. His Serie A rating sits at 7.9, and his lone league goal this season came against Lecce. If Milan do push ahead with a longer deal, they are doing it with a player who has just steadied his form and made his preference public.
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