News about Conor Gallagher

The Blues have spent around £1.15billion on transfers but have only finished as high as sixth since the Todd Boehly-led consortium took over the club in May 2022. One of their policies under sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart has been their dishing out of long-term deals to often unproven stars, a strategy seen as risky. In August it emerged their players had a combined 191 years remaining on their contracts - almost double that of any other team.

A member of the Premier League 100 Club does not think a top team is the best environment for a youngster to thrive. The forward went on to play for a host of Premier League clubs, netting 106 goals in total in the top flight. The Englishman's young son Milan, 10,  is now on the books at Coventry and that's exactly the kind of club he wants him be starting out his career with. He said: 'When you're in the academy and you're a youth player, the objective at any club is to get to the first team, but the pathway has got to be clear, there's got to be an opportunity to get there.'

Conor Gallagher has been pictured with Chelsea youth players just month after his departure from the Blues.  The 24-year-old joined Atletico Madrid last month in a £34million deal which brought an end to his 18 years in west london.  Gallagher was a second-half substitute for Atletico as they opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win over RB Leipzig on Thursday night. 

Ange Postecoglou spent his summer holidaying in the sweltering Greek islands where temperatures can reach 86 degrees. Back in north London, as autumn approaches and the air starts to cool, Postecoglou continues to feel the heat. Four points from their opening four Premier League matches has made for an indifferent start for a Tottenham side that last season looked like they may challenge for the title.

Fans draped in red and white bounced waved their flags and chanted Gallagher's name after the former Chelsea star opened the scoring in the first half. It was a neat finish from inside the area, Gallagher sliding the ball past an onrushing Jan Oblak after being played in by midfield team-mate Rodrigo De Paul.

KATHRYN BATTE: It is a trend many believe was started by Jack Grealish - pulling football socks down to just above the ankle and wearing tiny shin pads that barely cover the lower leg. 'It's just his style,' his former Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood said in 2015. 'If he performs how I think he can, he can dress how he wants.' The Manchester City star has rolled his socks down and worn children's shin pads since his breakthrough and it has become a trademark others have replicated. Some, such as Grealish, wear small shin pads but instead keep their socks high. Conor Gallagher is one example. He caught the eye with his miniscule shin pads, which were smaller than his hand, on his debut for Atletico Madrid . In fact, some modern-day shin pads are as small as the size of a bank card.

IAN LADYMAN: Conor Gallagher (left) believes he would have proved himself good enough for Enzo Maresca's (right) Chelsea revolution had he been invited to stay at Stamford Bridge. Sold for financial reasons, there is also a theory that new coach Maresco considered the 24-year-old unsuited to the technical style of play he wants to introduce at Chelsea.

Chelsea chief executive Chris Jurasek has left the club after just 15 months following a chaotic transfer window which saw the Stamford Bridge side shell out £200million on 11 players. The American venture capitalist has handled the business side of things under owner Todd Boehly since May 2023. Jurasek moved directly from Clearlake Capital, which is the private equity group that part-owns Chelsea alongside Boehly, and returns to the firm following his exit. The experienced businessman had a strained relationship with supporters after removing travel subsidies in a move which saved the club a mere £250,000.

The Blues were once again active in the transfer market, completing deals for a number of players including the likes of Joao Felix , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Filip Jorgensen. They continue to spend money under the Clearlake ownership, with several other stars, including Conor Gallagher and Raheem Sterling, departing on either loan or permanent deals. Time will tell if each arrival proves to be a success or not, but one man who joined for big money has been praised by former Premier League striker Crouch.

SIMON JORDAN: In recent times there has been a confected outrage directed at the transfer policies being exhibited at certain clubs. I've found it faintly ridiculous listening to people mortally offended whenever a club sells one of its homegrown players. A theme of this transfer window has been Scott McTominay (left), Conor Gallagher (centre, left), Emile Smith Rowe (right) and other graduates heading for the exit. To those complaining, I get the whiff of double-standards. If owners built a side predominantly made up of academy players because that was their want, they'd be considered as not having a lot of ambition. If they sell their academy players instead, it's a club that has no soul and destroying the future of these bright young things. Sending them somewhere else to play rather than the place they supposedly love because they'd been there so long. I've heard it all now!

JEFF POWELL: 'Thanks mate,' followed by 'No problem, pal' are no longer part of the regular lexicon of the Premier League. Not with Englishmen now in the minority in all but two of the starting line-ups in what advertises itself as the best league in the world. Not with Manchester City kicking off with only one home boy so far this season. As did Liverpool and Tottenham when their quota slipped to a singleton by the second weekend. Not when one club has started none at all in both their opening games of the 2024-25 Premier League campaign. Unbelievably, that dubious distinction has been foisted on grand old Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Conor Gallagher's girlfriend Aine May Kennedy has shared her excitement for a 'new adventure' after jetting into Madrid with the former Chelsea star. Gallagher completed a protracted £34million move from Chelsea to Atletico Madrid last week. The England international made his Atletico debut on Sunday night, playing the final 30 minutes of their 3-0 win over Girona in the first match of the LaLiga season.

SIMON JONES: The transfer saga surrounding Samu Omorodion has finally come to an end as he completed a move to Porto from Atletico Madrid. Omorodion had long been expected to join Chelsea this summer with a £34million agreement in place before the move fell through amid concerns over an ankle injury. The collapse of the deal threw Conor Gallagher's proposed move to Atletico into limbo as the Spanish club needed to raise funds before completing their signing of the England midfielder.

Former Chelsea captain Conor Gallagher was unveiled in front of thousands of Atletico Madrid fans at Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday night. Just hours after his £34million move from Stamford Bridge had been finalised, the 24-year-old England international walked onto the pitch at his new home. Gallagher, who was flanked by motorcycles and fireworks as part of a flashy ceremony, waved at his new supporters as he strode towards the centre circle in his new No 4 shirt. He later thrilled a boisterous crowd by delivering a 10-word message in Spanish.

Conor Gallagher's cousin has reacted to an emotional video posted by Chelsea after the 24-year-old's 18-year association with the came to an end. Gallagher has switched west London for the Spanish capital after penning a five-year contract with Atletico Madrid . The midfielder is Diego Simeone 's fourth signing of the summer, while Portuguese forward Joao Felix has moved in the other direction on a permanent deal for £42.7m. The England midfielder had been training on his own after being told he was not part of Enzo Maresca 's plans.

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Gallagher had agreed personal terms with the Spanish club weeks ago, but the deal fell into limbo after Chelsea ended their pursuit of Atletico forward Samu Omorodion. The 24-year-old had been waiting in Madrid for his move to be finalised before returning to the UK as an air of uncertainty fell over the deal. With Diego Simeone 's side needing to raise funds in order to complete the deal, Gallagher had been training alone at the Blues' Cobham training base since returning from the Spanish capital.

Conor Gallagher is reportedly set to finally complete his move from Chelsea to Atletico Madrid. Gallagher had agreed personal terms with the Spanish club weeks ago, but the deal fell into limbo after Chelsea's pursuit of Atletico forward Samu Omorodion collapsed. The 24-year-old had been waiting in Madrid for his move to be finalised before returning to the UK as an air of uncertainty fell over the deal.

Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher has been given permission to fly to Madrid for a second time to finalise his €40million (£34m) move to Atletico. Homegrown Gallagher was in the Spanish capital last week but returned to London when his proposed transfer was complicated by Chelsea's talks over Atletico's Samu Omorodion collapsing. Yet with Chelsea now set to sign Joao Felix instead, Gallagher has been given the green light to travel, ending an association with the Blues which began when he joined the academy at the age of six.

Chelsea target Joao Felix has been named in the Atletico Madrid squad to face Villareal in their La Liga opener on Monday night. The west London side have been plotting a sensational move to re-sign the Portugal forward who scored four goals in 20 appearances for the club in 2023. The Blues have reportedly been discussing a £40million fee plus add-ons for the 24-year-old who played for Barcelona last season following another loan move. If they reach an agreement, Chelsea will look to revive Conor Gallagher's sale to Atletico. Gallagher, also 24, had been on the verge of joining Atletico this summer and even travelled to Madrid, but complications surrounding Samu Omorodion's proposed transfer to Chelsea saw the deal stall at the last minute.

SIMON JONES: Chelsea are discussing a £40million fee plus add-ons for Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix. If they reach an agreement, Chelsea will look to revive Conor Gallagher's sale to Atletico Madrid. Felix spent the second half of the 2022-23 campaign on loan at Stamford Bridge and scored four goals in 20 appearances for the Blues. The 24-year-old Portugal forward played for Barcelona last season following another loan move but he has since returned to Atletico.

KIERAN GILL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Chelsea are still looking to offload players as they try to trim their bloated squad, and one Man City sibling in particular is impressing.

Enzo Maresca has expressed his frustration with the oversized Chelsea squad, admitting that it's 'not good' to have so many players sidelined from first-team training. Chelsea currently have an eye-watering 43 players on their books, yet only 28 were selected for the club's recent preseason tour, with Maresca opting to leave the majority of the squad back in London.

Enzo Maresca has confirmed that Conor Gallagher has returned to Chelsea , but the midfielder is currently training alone and will not be part of Sunday's matchday squad after his move to Atletico Madrid collapsed. Gallagher had been on the verge of joining the Spanish club this summer, even traveling to Madrid, but complications surrounding Samu Omorodion's proposed transfer to Chelsea halted the deal at the last minute.