Conor Gallagher Tottenham transfer verdict given as Mauricio Pochettino makes Chelsea admission

Former Tottenham defender William Gallas believes that Conor Gallagher will remain with Chelsea rather than make the move to Spurs this summer. A player of interest to Tottenham and someone Ange Postecoglou certainly appreciates, the England international has been linked with a Tottenham Hotspur Stadium switch in the past two transfer windows.

A deal has yet to come to fruition and speculation over a move across the capital will continue to persist until Gallagher's Chelsea contract situation is resolved one way or another. football.london understands while Chelsea and Gallagher have held pre-contract talks together, there is nothing concrete on the table in terms of an offer to extend his stay.

Given the 24-year-old has come through the Chelsea academy to star in the first team over the past few years, Gallas made his thoughts crystal clear with a rather brief answer when asked if the highly-rated star will eventually swap SW6 for Spurs. “Gallagher is a Chelsea boy so I don’t think there’s any way he’ll go to Tottenham," stated the Frenchman when speaking to Genting Casino. «If he’s from Chelsea’s academy, he’ll want to stay and fight for his place at Chelsea.”

Gallagher was in the headlines on Monday evening after scoring a crucial double in the Blues' 3-1 win over Crystal Palace. One of the topics of discussion when Mauricio Pochettino was speaking to the media after the game, the Argentine was asked about Gallagher remaining at the club in January and if he would like him to sign a new contract.

»What he told me was to stay at Chelsea," said Pochettino. «But then it's about him and the club. But I'm not suffering with this type of thing; he still has one year more on his contract. But I think that is a matter for him