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Pulisic not trying to be Chelsea’s next Hazard as USMNT star welcomes Ziyech & Werner competition

Christian Pulisic insists he is not trying to be the next Eden Hazard at Chelsea, with the United States international determined to become a star in his own right as he prepares to welcome added competition for places.

The 21-year-old has enjoyed a productive debut campaign in English football, with a number of big tests passed with flying colours.

He got off to a slow start at Stamford Bridge, before suffering an untimely injury early in 2020 and finding himself stuck in coronavirus-enforced lockdown.

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Pulisic has, however, unlocked the potential that Chelsea always believed he had when snapping him up from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2019.