Chelsea reject West Ham bid for Conor Gallagher as uncertainty remains over Moises Caicedo

Chelsea have rejected a bid from West Ham for Conor Gallagher this month, football.london understands. The Blues midfielder has drawn interest from the Hammers with Tottenham also thought to be suitors for the Cobham product.

football.london reported earlier this summer there was an expectation that the 23-year-old midfielder could depart west London in the transfer window after rejecting a move to Everton in January. On that occasion Gallagher was happy to stay provided he was playing and Graham Potter was keen to have the charge remain part of his squad.

This summer Chelsea have already seen Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mateo Kovacic and N'Golo Kante leave after Jorginho departed in January. That has left Gallagher as the eldest member of the club's midfield with Enzo Fernandez, 22, Cesare Casadei, 20, Andrey Santos, 19, Lewis Hall, 18, and Carney Chukwuemeka, 19, the other players to have featured in his position so far this pre-season.

Gallagher enjoyed his first full senior season with Chelsea in 2022/23 and made 45 appearances in a difficult season, after periods on loan with Crystal Palace, West Brom, Swansea and Charlton. The ace has already been involved with Chelsea's friendlies against Wrexham and Brighton and scored against each as part of Mauricio Pochettino's midfield.

Despite the interest gathering around Gallagher, his feelings about Chelsea are clear.

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On England duty, he said: “I love Chelsea, it has been a tough season for me and the whole team so I think we will just be working hard to get us back to where we belong."

“He’s [Pochettino] a top manager, everyone at Chelsea is happy he’s here and we’re looking forward to