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Pulisic: Aubameyang big influence on Chelsea move

Christian Pulisic admits Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had an influence on his move to Chelsea.

Pulisic says he sought out some London advice from former Borussia Dortmund teammate Aubameyang before agreeing his switch to Chelsea.

"When the possibility of my transfer to Chelsea came around, I reached out to him," Pulisic told the London Evening Standard.

“Even though Pierre-Emerick left Dortmund for Arsenal , we remained in contact. I have spoken with him on and off ever since he moved here.

“I asked him how it was in London and stuff. He loves it here. He is a big city kind of guy, you can see that and he has told me about a few places to go see.

"It was a very good friendship when we played for Dortmund together for a few years. He was there when I first broke into the first team and we had a nice link up on the field.

“He taught me a lot. That was one of the coolest things about him. He's a very humble guy and perhaps people don't know that about him."

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