New Deal… Tottenham are not messing about and already have their next signing on a plane to the UK

There’s been a lot of chat about Conor Gallagher potentially joining Tottenham recently.

The Chelsea midfielder has been strongly linked with a move to Spurs as of late, but this is a deal that perhaps should’ve been done in the summer.

Indeed, Tottenham’s interest is nothing new as they reportedly made a bid for Gallagher on deadline day.

Spurs were knocked back at the end of the summer, but speaking on The Spurs Chat Podcast, Ben Jacobs has shared what he knows about that mooted move.

Indeed, according to Jacobs, Gallagher would happily have joined Tottenham in the summer if Spurs pushed harder to get the deal done, but, unfortunately, it wasn’t to be.

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Gallagher would’ve joined in the summer

Jacobs shared what he knows about the £45m man.

“No, not at all, I also understand that Gallagehr would’ve moved last summer if Spurs had been more aggressive because at that point he wasn’t the captain and he wasn’t getting the gametime, he felt like there was a situation where Chelsea were saying if they place this offer we advise you to go,” Jacobs said.

“The only concern at Chelsea right now is business and finance, so everyone who comes in has a chance. I certainly don’t think London rivalries will make a bit of difference, if Chelsea’s number is hit it’s such a good number for Chelsea that they’ll have no choice but to accept it, and then it will be on Gallagher to decide whether to block the situation or to speak honestly to Chelsea’s owners and his position may change.”

Missed opportunity

Spurs may have missed their shot to get Gallagher here.

The midfielder is now one of Chelsea’s most important players, and while the club may be open to a sale, reports suggest that Gallagher wants to stick around and fight for his future at Stamford Bridge.

Of course, there’s a reason Spurs didn’t push incredibly hard for this deal in the summer, money will have been tight after a big summer of spending and they were running out of time, but now, with the benefit of hindsight, you could argue that was a mistake.

Whether or not Spurs can rekindle this Gallagher deal and pique his interest once again remains to be seen.


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