Chelsea would demand £50m to sell ‘fantastic’ player, he wants to stay in London – journalist

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Chelsea would demand around £50million to sell Conor Gallagher this summer, according to reports.

Conor Gallagher, who’s been on Chelsea’s books since a boy, is now a first-team regular at Stamford Bridge.

The English midfielder is still working on forcing his way into the best XI, but he’s made 38 senior appearances across all competitions so far this season.

Journalist Dean Jones has provided an intriguing line about Chelsea’s all-action central midfielder.

Apparently, the Blues value their academy graduate as a £50million player. He wants to stay in the capital, too.

“I’m told around £50m is the ballpark figure Chelsea would be looking at for Gallagher,” Jones told GiveMeSport.

“There are other factors that will determine where he ends up if he does indeed leave.

“One of the key factors will be that he’s very much a local lad and isn’t keen to leave the area.

“Anyone I speak to that knows him seems to think he’d still prefer to stay in London.”

Gallagher is linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer. In fairness, we expect a lot of players to be in the transfer rumour mill due to the desperate need to cut this oversized squad.

Graham Potter called Gallagher “fantastic” earlier in the season, and he’s still got a lot of potential at the age of 23. However, The Daily Mail claimed this month Chelsea consider Gallagher and Mason Mount as two of the ‘easiest players’ to cash in on this summer.

The 23-year-old reportedly wants to stay in London, so it’s interesting to hear rumours of who wants to sign him.

According to The Evening Standard, West Ham could be interested in signing long-term target Gallagher this summer. Meanwhile, The Independent says that Liverpool are lining up a move for Gallagher.

We should wait and see what the next permanent manager at Stamford Bridge wants to do with him.