{"id":204557,"date":"2024-07-30T14:16:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T14:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/30\/chelsea-in-direct-talks-to-sell-conor-gallagher-to-la-liga-giants\/"},"modified":"2024-07-30T14:16:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T14:16:57","slug":"chelsea-in-direct-talks-to-sell-conor-gallagher-to-la-liga-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/30\/chelsea-in-direct-talks-to-sell-conor-gallagher-to-la-liga-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea \u2018in direct talks\u2019 to sell Conor Gallagher to La Liga giants \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Atletico Madrid and Chelsea are discussing a deal for midfielder Conor Gallagher, according to reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gallagher has less than a year left to run on his contract at Stamford Bridge and has been heavily tipped to leave his boyhood club this summer, despite his desire to remain in west London.<\/p>\n<p>In recent months, La Liga heavyweights\u00a0Atletico\u00a0have been touted as a potential landing spot for Gallagher, and they have now firmed up their interest.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fabrizio Romano<\/em>\u00a0claims the Spanish side are now in negotiations with Chelsea over the 24-year-old, who is their top midfield target. The Blues are said to be demanding an initial fee of \u20ac35m to \u20ac40m (\u00a329.5m to \u00a333.7m) plus more in add-ons.<\/p>\n<p><em>90min<\/em>\u00a0reported last week that Atletico\u00a0had also considered Real Sociedad\u2019s Mikel Merino\u00a0as a cheaper midfield option, with Arsenal also looking at the Euro 2024 winner.<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher made more appearances than any other Chelsea player during the 2023\/24 season. Mauricio Pochettino, the Blues\u2019 head coach until May before leaving by mutual consent, continually stressed the midfielder\u2019s importance to the team.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/01j41h7sehyd7zmrgc43.jpg\" alt=\"Mauricio Pochettino, Conor Gallagher\" title=\"Mauricio Pochettino, Conor Gallagher\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Pochettino valued Gallagher during his sole season at Chelsea \/ Clive Rose\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>However,\u00a0Chelsea\u00a0have several other midfield options on longer-term contracts at their disposal. Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, Cesare Casadei, Carney Chukwuemeka and Lesley Ugochukwu are all still on their books, while they signed Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester City earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham Hotspur\u00a0also have a long-standing interest in Gallagher, though they have already brought in a new midfielder during the summer window, signing Archie Gray from Leeds United for \u00a340m.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa too were linked with Gallagher and have done business with Chelsea in the last few months. Ian Maatsen went to Villa Park in a \u00a337.5m deal, while Omari Kellyman moved the other way for \u00a319m.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atletico Madrid and Chelsea are discussing a deal for midfielder Conor Gallagher, according to reports. Gallagher has less than a year left to run on his contract at Stamford Bridge and has been heavily tipped to leave his boyhood club this summer, despite his desire to remain in west London. 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