3 reasons why Chelsea should not sign Christian Pulisic 

#2 With such an excellent academy, why not utilize your own youth?

Hudson-Odoi celebrates his first senior Chelsea goal during their 4-0 Europa League win over PAOK

This reason is fairly self-explanatory - Chelsea have one of, if not the world's best youth academy set-up and enjoyed success at various age groups in recent seasons. Yet none of the graduates ever tend to kick on and feature heavily for the first-team, why?

They're not being granted the opportunities to justify their worth. It's rare to see a youngster playing for Chelsea that they have not gone out and spent money to sign. Even with capable prospects patiently waiting in the wings, their chance center-stage never seems to arrive.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek joined the academy while still in primary school, yet just a month before his 23rd birthday, he's only now being granted chances to play regularly!

Loftus-Cheek celebrating his goal against Wolves on Wednesday - he now has six (all comps) since October

Even this can be argued, whether it's just a method to avoid him wanting to leave on-loan in January. He's not the only one. Tammy Abraham, Ola Aina, Fikayo Tomori, Reece James and Mason Mount are just a handful of youngsters excelling on their respective loan spells - though none of them appear any closer to a first-team breakthrough.

Hudson-Odoi has been doing well on a consistent basis, both in the youth ranks and when given a chance as part of Sarri's Europa League plans this term. Why not give him a chance in the Premier League then?

"I don't know if he is able for the Premier League at 18, especially in a big team. If hes already ready now to make a difference in the team, he would be Europe's best player in two years." - Sarri on Hudson-Odoi after his first senior goal against PAOK

He's two years younger and naturally rawer than Pulisic, who has first-team experience in abundance under his belt now. However, how are players going to learn if chances are not given?

Pulisic's development has stagnated somewhat recently, partly due to troublesome injuries as well as the aforementioned competition for places. In a side which boasts Dortmund's attacking depth, not everyone can always play - so the American has had to settle for cameo appearances from the substitutes' bench or stints where he wasn't even involved altogether, like their 3-2 win over reigning champions Bayern Munich last month.

If Chelsea buys him, it'll essentially be simulating the same situation to the one he finds himself in now. That also delivers a statement - they're looking toward the future, yet still unwilling to invest in their own attacking talents.