Chelsea are planning negotiations with midfielder Conor Gallagher over a new contract, but talk of a deal being close is premature, according to Fabrizio Romano.
In an exclusive for Caughtoffside, the transfer guru explained that no concrete steps towards a deal have taken place yet, despite increasing time pressure.
“They will discuss about it in the next months.
“For sure there will be talks, but at the moment it’s still time to wait for concrete steps. Chelsea are very happy with Gallagher’s performances, but it will take some time to discuss.”
We’re not sure what the delay is. Gallagher is captaining the team regularly and looking really important to the project right now. What on earth do they have that’s more important to be doing than getting him signed up?
Last night’s game was a perfect illustration of Gallagher’s value to the team. Without him we looked so flat and devoid of anyone in the middle of the pitch who was actually going to make things difficult for the opposition.
For someone in the middle of negotiating a new deal, it couldn’t have gone any better.