The news hit most U.S.-based Chelsea supporters in their sleep. They only saw the headline out of London when they rolled over and checked their phones: their club had agreed to pay $73 million for the most talented American soccer player of his generation, Christian Pulisic. What they found out next was that Pulisic’s debut was still eight months away—Chelsea is loaning him back to Borussia Dortmund for the rest of this season. But that didn’t stop the conversation about the big gamble on Pulisic from immediately catching...

Source: Wall Street Journal January 03, 2019 16:29 UTC