Chelsea fans made their feelings clear over a potential sale of Conor Gallagher this summer with a huge banner against Tottenham.
Chelsea and Tottenham are once more competing in the same area of the transfer market this month. The two London sides have already become intertwined in the January window with overlapping interests in Conor Gallagher as well as Jean-Clair Todibo, but this time it’s potential outgoings at stake.
“We need to talk about many things but it is clear Conor has still a one-year-and-a-half-contract with us,” the Argentine said. “Like all of the players at different clubs when you arrive at this point it is about to talk, to take a decision for the future.
Gallagher may be sold by Chelsea this summer when his contract has 1 year left and there are no signs of negotiations
Tottenham is the best place to sign the England international, who came through the Blues’ academy and has a price tag of £50 million
But at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night, the home fans made sure the board knew exactly what they thought about a potential sale – with Spurs in town
A giant banner was held aloft by Gallagher’s supporters with the caption: “Chelsea since its birth”
The Blues’ number 23 played a key role in Chelsea’s opener, scored by Trevoh Chalobah, taking a free-kick from the right before the defender headed brilliantly past Guglielmo Vicario
Gallagher, born in Epsom, near the club’s Cobham training ground, became a favorite with Stamford Bridge fans for his courageous performances in midfield and his steady work rate
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Mauricio Pochettino appointed him as stand-in captain when Reece James and Ben Chilwell were injured and he was instrumental in their final performance
Coming back from a 0-2 loss to Aston Villa, Chelsea drew 2-2 thanks to a goal and assist from Gallagher
In total, the 24-year-old has 6 goals and 8 assists in all competitions in 45 appearances
Chelsea sporting director Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart were at Stamford Bridge and must have seen the banner that Gallagher’s brother Jordan praised on social networking site X
However, the difficulties The club’s financial difficulties may force them to sit at the negotiating table later
spending more than £1 billion on players since Clearlake Capital took over
This means some players may have to leave to balance the budget, with academy stars linked to departures as ‘pure profit’ sales
This simply means that since they don’t charge a transfer fee, no matter how much they sell for, the entire fee goes to the bank
This is one of the reasons why Lewis Hall and Ian Maatsen were allowed to leave, despite both being on loan at Newcastle and Borussia Dortmund respectively
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