Chelsea have turned down FIVE clubs interested in Conor Gallagher

By Mark White
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Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher was wanted by five clubs – yet the Blues are retaining their talent

Chelsea have turned down FIVE clubs interested in Conor Gallagher
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Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher is staying put – despite a reported five other clubs coming in for the player.

The Cobham academy graduate, who went to the World Cup with England but failed to get on the pitch, has been the subject of a lot of interest this window. He's found minutes harder to come by this season, after impressing for Crystal Palace last time out – but still, Chelsea want to keep him. 

And there's no shortage of interest in Gallagher, either. 

Conor Gallagher in action for Crystal Palace during his successful loan spell across London

Conor Gallagher wowed on loan for Crystal Palace… but is staying at Chelsea (Image credit: PA)

Per GOAL (opens in new tab), five teams have been in for Gallagher. Everton were thought to be most interested in the midfielder (opens in new tab) for a fee around £40 million, but couldn't get the deal done. 

Newcastle United (opens in new tab) were another interested party. Apparently, the Magpies were also pursuing Sander Berge of Sheffield United. Aston Villa and West Ham United were touted, too. 

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Of course, Crystal Palace are perennially interested in the 22-year-old after his storming season in Croydon. No concrete links for the player have been made, however. 

Chelsea have instead let another midfielder go in the form of Jorginho. The Italian has moved across London to Arsenal. 

Chelsea's Jorginho could be on his way to Arsenal

Chelsea's Jorginho is on his way to Arsenal (Image credit: Getty Images)

Gallagher is now set to be competing for his spot with Enzo Fernandez, though. The Benfica star is set to sign for over £100m. 

Gallagher is valued to be worth around €32m by Transfermarkt (opens in new tab). 

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But the Blues look set to be beaten by Liverpool to the signature of Wolves star Matheus Nunes this summer (opens in new tab).

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Mark White
Mark White
Staff Writer

Mark White has been a staff writer on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, writing pieces for both online and the magazine. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also been to the FA Cup and League Cup finals for FFT and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He once saw Tyrone Mings at a petrol station in Bournemouth but felt far too short to ask for a photo.