Los Angeles FC centre-back Giorgio Chiellini has told ESPN his former team Juventus need a winger like Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic.

In an interview with ESPN’s Futbol Americas show, Chiellini, 37, said Pulisic, 23, could be a “fantastic third winger” for Juventus along with Federico Chiesa and Angel Di Maria, who is widely expected to join the Italian club from Paris Saint-Germain.

Chiesa, 24, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in January, and Chiellini said that the United States international Pulisic could provide the perfect solution for Juventus while the Italy winger gets back to full fitness.

“Honestly, it’s the first time I heard it, but I think Juventus needs some winger as Pulisic,” Chiellini said.

“Pulisic is very good, I think, when he starts from the side and comes inside, and with the injury of Chiesa — he [will] surely still return, but not before September, and in the first months, surely he can play every game.