MLS commissioner Don Garber weighed in on the transfer rumors that have linked U.S. soccer star Christian Pulisic and New York City FC, suggesting that Pulisic could come to MLS and “spread your wings.”
Garber was asked about it during an appearance on “One Nation With Brian Kilmeade” on Fox News on Sunday during a discussion about the league coming out of the World Cup.
NYCFC had been linked to Pulisic back in June and club CEO Brad Sims confirmed their interest in the Hershey, Pa native during an interview with The Post later that month.
Garber supported the idea of the club landing the big-name star as it prepares to move into its brand new home in Queens next year.
“I hope that they could sign a Christian Pulisic,” Garber said. “I believe he would be great in our league, and I believe our league would be great for him. Give him an opportunity to do what Landon Donovan did – come to Major League Soccer, spread your wings, be a star, be just up the road from your family in Pennsylvania. I hope they get it done.”
Pulisic’s contract with his current club, AC Milan, runs through June 2027 and the club holds an option to extend the deal another year.
AC Milan has also said that they are not interested in moving Pulisic, which Sims acknowledged in his conversation with The Post in June, but it’s unclear how much longer Pulisic is interested in staying with the Italian club.
Speaking earlier this month at an MLS media event in midtown Manhattan, Sims told reporters that the club is “believers that Christian is going to want to play in MLS, wants to be back home.”
“At whatever point in time that is, we would think and hope that New York City FC would be very high on his list of teams that he would want to play for,” he said.
While Pulisic has been one of the biggest names in American soccer, he struggled during the World Cup and faced criticism for his play during the tournament, which saw the U.S. men’s national team eliminated in embarrassing fashion in the Round of 16 by the Belgians.
