Conor Gallagher: Spurs could make late approach for Chelsea midfielder
Chelsea willing to sell 23-year-old for right price this month, with Spurs keen to offload Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg if they sign Gallagher
Tottenham Hotspur are seriously considering a renewed approach for Conor Gallagher — having initially tried to sign the Chelsea midfielder last summer.
Chelsea are willing to selling the academy graduate, who has 18 months remaining on his contract, for the right price. They wanted £50 million last summer for Gallagher and Spurs baulked at that valuation.
As a homegrown product, the sale of Gallagher would count as pure profit for Todd Boehly’s free-spending Chelsea as they try to stay within Financial Fair Play limits. Chelsea also rejected a £42 million offer from West Ham United last summer for the 23-year-old, who has 11 England caps.
Under Mauricio Pochettino, Gallagher has been a key cog for Chelsea this season and has captained the side on occasion. Spurs’ interest in Gallagher is long-standing and they could then offload Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, the midfielder who has rejected a move to Lyon. Hojbjerg’s lawyer Lars Halgreen has, however, said the Dane has no intention of leaving this month. Hojbjerg’s proposed move to Atletico Madrid last summer collapsed when the deal ran out of time.
“The player never asked to leave now,” Halgreen said. “He’s very ambitious for Tottenham and Denmark, [and] continuing to keep improving himself, like he did all his career. His only focus is Tottenham to finish the season well and to help as much as possible.”
Chelsea willing to sell 23-year-old for right price this month, with Spurs keen to offload Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg if they sign Gallagher
www.thetimes.co.uk