A few more hours and more talk about Conor Gallagher leaving Chelsea for Tottenham Hotspur this month.
Gallagher is one of the main names on Tottenham’s list as they look to build on the impressive signings of Radu Dragusin and Tim Werner.
Spurs and Ange Postecoglou want to bring Gallagher to the club as his future at Chelsea is uncertain.
But so far there is no indication that Gallagher wants to leave The Bridge, while Mauricio Pochettino has also made it clear that he wants his captain.
And journalist Ben Jacobs, speaking to the FIVE channel on YouTube today, said that Chelsea will sell him if they get the right offer.
Chelsea will listen to Tottenham’s offer for Conor Gallagher:
On the situation surrounding Gallagher, Jacobs said that Chelsea have a set price for Gallagher and that they will accept offers.
“If the right figure is reached, then there is a very real possibility that Chelsea will decide to cash in on Conor Gallagher. However, he is not actively for sale, so he is not on the transfer list and is not advertised by clubs. However, if a club comes along that meets Chelsea’s valuation, he could leave. Gallagher can still say no, but Chelsea’s policy is that if there are less than two years left on his contract, he will consider and listen to offers.
“So because there is no new contract in sight, if Spurs were to make an offer then Chelsea could accept it. But Gallagher can also say no. In the short term, Chelsea need Gallagher, but the question is whether he fits in the long term, and I think Chelsea fans will be divided on that. At the end of the last window, they (Spurs) tried to get Conor Gallagher for about £35 million. They thought that anything over that figure was too high, but Gallagher’s form has improved, so the figure will go up. We will have to wait and see if Spurs are willing to pay that kind of money and if they are, Chelsea will listen to them very seriously,” Jacobs said.
If there was ever a time in the Daniel Levy era at Tottenham to back a manager to the hilt, it is now.
Under Postecoglou’s leadership, Spurs are in a good position to finish in the top four this season and maybe even more.
The signings of Dragusin and Werner are good for the Spurs as they are an upgrade on those brought in during the summer window.
However, landing Gallagher would be a real statement. And if he was in charge of the Angels, he could persuade the Englishman to make the switch.
So Levy needs to press the button on this while he has the chance.