A fresh report has claimed that West Ham will only be able to sign Chelsea ace Conor Gallagher if we make a £40 million offer.
According to a report from TMW, Chelsea won’t be selling Conor Gallagher to West Ham in the summer transfer window for anything less than €46 million (£40 million).
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Hammers manager David Moyes desperately needs to bolster his central midfield ranks at the London Stadium before the start of the new season.
However, if the Scot is to bring Gallagher to the club, David Sullivan will have to dig deep…
Conor Gallagher twist as Chelsea make new demand to West Ham
TMW claim that the Hammers will have to pay £40 million to sign the England international this summer.
That contradicts a recent report that claimed Chelsea only wanted £25 million for the 23-year-old.
Gallagher is far more of an attacking midfielder and doesn’t have the discipline to sit and protect the back four.
I actually would like West Ham to sign Conor Gallagher, but only if he is brought in alongside a top-class defensive midfielder – someone like Sofyan Amrabat.
The Chelsea ace is a very competent footballer, and would add some much needed energy to our central midfield.
West Ham would be a better side with Conor Gallagher, there’s no doubting that.
However, Moyes absolutely has to bring in a top-class defensive midfielder as well in order for us to make real progress after Rice’s exit.
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