Mauricio Pochettino didn’t promise that Conor Gallagher will stay with Chelsea after January. In the summer, Gallagher almost joined Tottenham but chose to stay with Chelsea and try to play more. Now, he’s an important player in Chelsea’s midfield and plays regularly.
Mauricio Pochettino on Conor Gallagher
Mauricio Pochettino thinks it’s Conor Gallagher’s job to make sure he stays with Chelsea until the season ends. The 23-year-old midfielder, who’s been playing in every available Premier League match this season, is being talked about for a possible transfer from Stamford Bridge. Right now, he’s also acting as the temporary captain because the regular captain Reece James and Ben Chilwell are both injured.
But since he has only a year and a half left on his contract, it’s not sure what will happen next. Tottenham and West Ham were interested in him over the summer. When asked if he can promise that Chelsea won’t sell Gallagher in January, there’s no certainty.
“Look, I cannot guarantee I am going to be here tomorrow or any other thing! Look, in football different things can happen and it is between the club and the players. Only the player and club can guarantee it, the player more than the club because the player has one year and a half more and he can stay. He can say, ‘yes, I am going to stay because my coach can allow me to stay and be here’ and then the club has to do a negotiation, as always, to make the best decision for the club and the team,” Pochettino said.
🚨🔵 Pochettino on Conor Gallagher: “It's always about to talk, take some decisions for the future. It's between the club and player”.
“Nothing to announce or say”.
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“Conor still has one year and a half on his contract with us. Of course, that is like all the players at different clubs that when you arrive at this point, you talk and take some decisions for the future. Of course, it is always going to be between the club and the player. At the moment, nothing to announce or say,” he added.
