Tottenham Hotspur could sign Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher “quite late” before the deadline next week as an upgrade to Pierre Emile Hojbjerg after another shambolic display from the Dane.
Spurs have been linked with a Gallagher transfer for months. It’s clear that Ange Postecoglou likes him and would like to sign him, but Daniel Levy could make a very late attempt to acquire him later this month.
Tottenham could make a last-minute attempt to sign Conor Gallagher:
Tottenham deserve a lot of praise for the deals they have done so far this window.
Spurs have fired Hugo Lloris, Ivan Perisic and Eric Dier and brought in two solid players – Timo Werner on loan and Radu Dragusin on a long-term deal.
Ange Postecoglou is keen to further strengthen his squad and the midfield seems to be an area he will focus on immediately.
Conor Gallagher has been linked with Spurs for months and journalist Paul Brown suggested that Daniel Levy could sign him at the last minute on transfer deadline day.
He told GiveMeSport: “Spurs have been interested in Gallagher for a long time, but they think the price is too high.
“I still expect Daniel Levy to get a little peek before the end of the window, but probably quite late to try and it will be a real test of Chelsea’s business plan should Spurs come in with a half-decent offer.
“But I don’t think it’s a case of if we don’t get Gallagher we have to get someone else. I think Spurs will try to get Gallagher, but not in any major way before the end of the window. If they don’t get him, they’ll be happy to stick with what they’ve got.”
Chelsea’s new owners have made a number of questionable decisions since they took over the club, but the sale of Conor Gallagher could be the culmination of it all.
The Englishman has been one of the Blues’ best players this season. Mauricio Pochettino clearly likes him and there is no footballing reason to push him out the door.
While selling Gallagher would help Chelsea a lot in respecting financial fair play, we still think it would be foolish to let him go to a direct rival.
Tottenham are on the rise and Chelsea fans would least like to see their club strengthened by one of their biggest rivals.