‘Trying to cash in’… Chelsea are looking for £60m to sell 23-year-old this week

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Journalist Ben Jacobs has claimed that Chelsea have set their asking price in order to sell one player in the final few days of the transfer window.

He told GiveMeSport that the Blues have decided that they are willing to accept a bid of around £60m for Conor Gallagher in the final week of the January transfer window.

Gallagher is reportedly still up for sale this month despite being a key part of Mauricio Pochettino’s system this season.

He was recently dropped from the side who started the club’s most important game of the season in the EFL Cup against Middlesbrough last weel.

This prompted pundit at the time Gary Neville to suggest that he finally believed the player could actually be up for sale this month.

While no club has currently come in for Gallagher, it has been frequently claimed that it cannot be ruled out that he moves away from Stamford Bridge in the final few days of the window.

£60m for Gallagher

Now, Jacobs has claimed that they would be open to a fee of around £60m all in.

He said: “A Conor Gallagher exit this window is less likely compared to Broja but can’t be entirely ruled out. Chelsea’s policy is to consider offers for players who have less than two years left on their contract. It will take £45m+, and some sources even indicate the total package Chelsea might accept will be closer to £60m with bonuses included.

“Sources say Gallagher would ideally like to stay this window, especially with a League Cup Final on the horizon against Liverpool in February, but the fact Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo may well start that game in his place somewhat illustrates why Chelsea are considering trying to cash in.”

Given the injury record at the club right now, it is very plausible that Gallagher has the chance to lift the trophy at Wembley for the final next month.