[The Athletic] With two seasons left on his contract, now is the time for Chelsea to either sign Christian Pulisic to an extension or start thinking about a transfer. The latter looks a lot more likely.

While that’s true, it isn’t really my point. I’m only making the point that pulisic is a draw to increase viewership. My point is that I would think the PL wants to drastically increase its viewership in America from 507k viewers per game. That is peanuts to the NFL’s 17m per game.

My point is revenue and television contracts and my opinion on what the shareholders of the premier league discuss behind closed doors. If the American audience is what is being sought, how do they capture the attention? By selling pulisic (or any american) to another league? I’m absolutely sure it’s not some rule, but I’d have to think they want American players to boost ratings in America

Right?

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