Christian Pulisic's situation at Chelsea has been branded 'sad' by his father as he struggles for game-time.
The American attacker has been a used substitute in the Blues' last five games, despite their indifferent form.
Pulisic's father deleted a tweet airing his frustration about his son's game-time
The appearances total a mere 112 minutes which is disappointing for a player signed for £58million in 2019.
A bright first campaign saw the American get 11 goals in all competitions, followed by a tally of six, and this campaign seven.
Injuries have hampered his progress with niggling muscle and ankle problems stopping him at various points.
However, now fit, healthy and raring to help manager Thomas Tuchel, he's been reduced to a bit-part role as Chelsea struggle for firepower with Romelu Lukaku's summer arrival proving underwhelming.
In Sunday's 1-0 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park, the versatile midfielder - who even filled in at wing-back earlier this campaign - was only afforded 22 minutes of action.
And the lack of time on the pitch clearly upset the player's father who took to Twitter to air his grievances.
Pulisic scored Chelsea' winner against West Ham last month and celebrated emotional
Mark Pulisic wrote: "The sad thing is he loves the club, teammates, and London... puts his heart and soul into being a pro. Onwards and upwards my boy... big six months ahead."
The tweet was later deleted, but highlights concerns about his future given he's started just ten league games this season.
Pulisic has two years left on his contract and, when Chelsea are able to make transfers again, the player may want to discuss his options under Tuchel, who has already spoken about 'cosmetic surgery' on his squad.
Pulisic's father seemed unhappy on Twitter before deleting his comment
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