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The Chelsea winger's career trajectory could have turned out differently had an Old Trafford official's glowing recommendations been acted upon Former  Manchester United  scout Jorge Alvial has revealed that the Red Devils passed up the chance to sign Christian Pulisic when he was still a youngster on  Borussia Dortmund 's books. Pulisic rose through the youth ranks at Dortmund before graduating to the senior squad in 2016, and went on to score 19 goals in 127 appearances for the club. Chelsea  were impressed enough to invest £58 million ($75m) into the United States international's potential last year, which he has gradually paid back over the course of an encouraging first year in the Premier League. Pulisic has contributed 10 goals and 10 assists to the Blues' cause in his first 33 outings for the club,  earning comparisons with club legend Eden Hazard , who joined  Real Madrid  in 2019. The 21-year-old is already being tipped for a bright future at the very high