Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has sent his clearest message yet to the Chelsea owners regarding one current situation.
His side beat Sheffield United at home on Saturday afternoon in what had become a must win game in the Premier League.
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Pochettino picked his side and it was very surprising to see +£100m signing Enzo Fernandez left out of the starting Xl and having to make do with a second half appearance off the bench.
The Argentine preferred to pick Conor Gallagher in his place because he clearly wanted someone with the England international’s profile over Enzo for that game.
Gallagher’s current contract runs out in the summer of 2025 and the club have a big decision to make. They are still yet to offer him a new contract or even really sit down and speak about a new contract.
Pochettino has made his feelings very clear on this and you can see he would be very annoyed if Gallagher is sold anytime soon.
In words cited by Fabrizio Romano, Pochettino said on the contract situation: “It’s club decision, not mine. He is in the starting XI in nearly all the games and is one of the captains. For me, he is the type of player that the club needs to have as he knows the identity of the club.”