Juventus are reportedly leading the race to sign Christian Pulisic with Chelsea prepared to offload the United States forward for a £20m fee this summer.

According to ESPN, the arrival of Mauricio Pochettino will not signal a U-turn on the club’s decision to listen to offers for Pulisic.

Pulisic, a £58m signing from Borussia Dortmund in 2019, has 12 months remaining on his contract at Chelsea and with the club needing to reduce the size of their squad and wage bill after spending £585m on new players since Clearlake Capital bought out former owner Roman Abramovich a year ago, it is said that Pulisic is high on the list of potential departures.

Juve have emerged as the front-runners among other top European clubs, despite their reluctance to match Pulisic’s Stamford Bridge pay deal.