Insider Dharmesh Sheth believes Aston Villa and Tottenham will be keeping an eye on the situation of Conor Gallagher, in what would be the second-worst case scenario for Chelsea and a move they didn t want .
Gallagher has looked for a while as if he s likely to leave Stamford Bridge, despite his best season for the club, in which he scored seven goals and assisted another nine in all competitions.
Tottenham have long been interested, but the Blues have not wanted to play ball on a deal with their London rivals. Instead, after failing to agree a contract extension with Gallagher, having reportedly offered him a two-year extension, a move to Atletico Madrid was in the offing.
While he has agreed to join the club, an agreement between the two sides has yet to be found, partially because the Spanish outfit have not yet been able to ship out Joao Felix. As such, , and some Premier League rivals could now jump in.
According to insider Sheth, Tottenham and Villa, who were both previously interested in the signing before it became clear Chelsea wanted Gallagher to go to Atletico instead, will take interest in the transfer collapse.
I m sure they will be keeping an eye on this situation, and that would be the second-worst case scenario for Chelsea.
The way that they orchestrated this deal was that they offered him a two-year contract, which effectively is telling him that we want to sell you.
And then, not only that, but they effectively chose the club that he was going to, which was Atletico Madrid a club outside of the Premier League.
They didn t want him to go to a Premier League rival. Now that he is not going there, are Chelsea going to have to entertain potential deals from clubs in the Premier League?
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