German football journalist Raphael Honigstein has claimed that Liverpool and Manchester United both showed an interest in Christian Pulisic before ultimately deciding against a move for the attacker.
On Wednesday, it was announced that Chelsea had agreed a £58m deal to sign the USA international from Borussia Dortmund, with the 20-year-old due to arrive at Stamford Bridge this summer.
Liverpool have long been credited with an interest in the attacker, but Honigstein has said that the Reds "pulled out of negotiations quite a while ago", while United had also been considering an approach.
"Liverpool were definitely in for him a couple of years ago, they pushed quite hard to get him and at that time Dortmund said 'no chance, you are staying'," Honigstein told Sky Sports News.
"I think it became quite obvious that if he were to go he would command a really big transfer fee and at that point I think Liverpool looked at it and decided that 'right now it is not what we need, not for that kind of money'.
"It is my understanding they pulled out of negotiations quite a while ago so it is not a case of him deciding between Liverpool and Chelsea or him deciding between Chelsea and Manchester United who also showed some interest earlier this season.
"But Chelsea were the one club really prepared to put an offer both to him and to Dortmund to make this happen and I think he felt he had to take it."
Pulisic has scored three times in 18 appearances for Dortmund during the 2018-19 campaign. The versatile attacker has been with the Bundesliga giants since 2015.
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