Christian Pulisic paid tribute to his former teammate Marco Reus on Friday, following an announcement that Reus would be leaving Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season.
Reus confirmed he won’t sign a new deal when his contract expires in June, ending a 12-year run with Dortmund.
The 34-year-old will leave as one of Dortmund’s all-time greats, saying he will seek out a new club rather than retire.
“I’m incredibly grateful for and proud of this special time at my club Borussia Dortmund,” Reus said in a club statement.
“I already know now that I will find it difficult to say goodbye at the end of the season. And yet I’m happy that there is now clarity and that we can focus fully on the very important final games that we still have to play.”
Reus will hope to sign off with a Champions League title, with Dortmund carrying a 1-0 lead over PSG into next week’s semifinal second leg in Paris.
Pulisic began his pro career with Dortmund as a 17-year-old during the 2015-16 season, and would go on to spend three more seasons with the German club before joining Chelsea in 2019.
In a post on his Instagram account, the AC Milan star shared the farewell video from Reus and wrote: “What a guy, what a player.”
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