I dont think he will leave Chelsea for anyone, Chelsea have a lot of matches to play this season, and i think Gallagher will start in at least 25% of them, its time to move on, this time next year i think Malachi Boateng and Killian Phillips will be ready for midfield roles, i think unless someone leaves, Luka, Hughes, Schlupp, Jairo or McArthur will be partnering Eze and Doucoure.

“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

Did you read my post after that , i said sorry i got it wrong it was for some dutch bloke .

My thoughts echo most on this... As much as I'd love him to come back I can't see it happening.

His intentions are clear, he's a Chelsea fan and wants to break into the team.

Chelsea will be trying to win all 4 comps and will need depth to rotate. Conor will struggle to pin down a regular PL starting spot - which will negatively impact his chances of making the WC squad, however he will feature regularly as we've seen already. I suspect play in all cup games and the same goes for RLC.

If Chelsea go on to sign 2x central midfielders, the situation changes as he'll be pushed down the pecking order.

Although according to the BBC Sport website / gossip section - the Telegraph article says Sandcastle are keen on signing Callum Hudson Odoi - Christian Pulisic - Conor Gallagher + Armado Broja in some permutation of signings & a loan -

Maybe its a case of throwing enough names into the article to have more chance of being right about something -

De jong joins Chelsea Connor on loan to palace wilf goes to Chelsea sarr sighns as wilfs replacement and aurora sighs last minute gonna be a hell of a week bloke down the cafe told me 😃

I would have thought new teenage signings Chukwuemeka - who played a fair bit for Villa last year - or even Casadei were more likely. They know Gallagher's quality but may want to see if younger players can step up and replace Kante or Jorghino, to some extent, whose contracts I believe expire next summer