Gimenez reveals Pulisic’s warning about Milan fans: “People would crucify them”

A rather interesting excerpt from Santiago Gimenez’s interview with GQ includes what Christian Pulisic told him about AC Milan fans when he arrived.

Milan decided to invest in Gimenez during the winter transfer window and, aided by a red-hot start, belief was high that he could be the man to fire the team into the top four and deep in the Champions League.

However, that’s not what ended up happening and the Mexican suffered from some growing pains. Nonetheless, it seems the new head coach Massimiliano Allegri will have a look at him in preseason, even if there are some links with strikers like Mateo Retegui and Dusan Vlahovic.

What Pulisic told Gimenez

In the past few hours, Gimenez opened up about himself in a long interview with GQ México revealing previously unpublished anecdotes and curiosities about his recent arrival at Milan. You can read it in full on our site, but below is an excerpt that stood out about Pulisic’s welcome.

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“Milan are a club that has won seven Champions Leagues and I don’t know how many other cups, so many. It’s one of the most important clubs in history and the fans are used to winning,” he said.

“They don’t settle for second place. Last season they came in second and Pulisic told me that people would crucify them anyway. Imagine now… it’s a very complicated situation for Milan.

“But that’s the measure with which Milan fans judge you. Being champion or being champion, and this responsibility makes you a winner. It infects you, the people infect you. Next season is simply this: thinking about winning the Scudetto.”