20-year-old star to remain on loan to Borussia Dortmund for remainder of season

Soccer standout and Hershey native Christian Pulisic is changing teams in a blockbuster deal.English club Chelsea paid Borussia Dortmund $73 million to acquire the 20-year-old midfielder.The transfer to Chelsea was immediate, but the Premier League team agreed to loan him back to the German club to finish the rest of the season.Following the announcement, Pulisic tweeted his thanks to his teammates and fans. He also mentioned his Susquehanna Valley connection, saying, "It feels like only yesterday that I arrived in Dortmund as a raw, excited, very nervous but exceptionally proud 16-year-old from a small American town called Hershey."

Soccer standout and Hershey native Christian Pulisic is changing teams in a blockbuster deal.

English club Chelsea paid Borussia Dortmund $73 million to acquire the 20-year-old midfielder.


The transfer to Chelsea was immediate, but the Premier League team agreed to loan him back to the German club to finish the rest of the season.

Following the announcement, Pulisic tweeted his thanks to his teammates and fans. He also mentioned his Susquehanna Valley connection, saying, "It feels like only yesterday that I arrived in Dortmund as a raw, excited, very nervous but exceptionally proud 16-year-old from a small American town called Hershey."

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