Everton make £45m offer for Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher
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Everton make £45m offer for Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher within an HOUR of Sean Dyche’s appointment… but the England star would prefer to move to Newcastle or a ‘Big Six’ club if he wants leave Stamford Bridge
Everton have made a bold offer of more than £40m for Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher, but the midfielder has no desire to leave.
The offer, which includes £5m in add-ons, comes an hour after Sean Dyche is formally appointed Everton manager.
The England international has been determined to fight for a place at Chelsea, but with talks underway over a £106m deal for Benfica’s Enzo Fernandez, the club will have to recoup funding.
Everton have reportedly made a £45m offer to sign midfielder Conor Gallagher from Chelsea
It comes an hour after Sean Dyche was formally announced as the man to replace Frank Lampard at Everton.
Selling a local player like Gallagher would give them a bigger profit margin, but the 22-year-old would not be moving to a club ranked outside of the top six.
Everton wanted to sign Gallagher earlier when Frank Lampard, who was Gallagher’s childhood idol, was manager, but the Goodison club’s precarious position in the table means talks now are not a start.
Newcastle United may now be encouraged to make their move, but due to FFP they will most likely only be able to offer one loan with obligation and must see if that suits Chelsea’s needs.
While Eddie Howe is a big fan, Newcastle would need to put together a loan offer with an obligation of at least £45m – the exact fee Anthony Gordon was bought from Everton for.
Other leading teams maintain interest but with plans to bid in the summer.
Chelsea will decide what to do with Gallagher soon, with several clubs interested in the 22-year-old.
This window, Chelsea have received inquiries from Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Crystal Palace and Everton for Gallagher.
Gallagher spent last season on loan at Crystal Palace, but returned to his parent club at the start of the summer to seek a regular first-team place at Stamford Bridge.
The 22-year-old flourished under Patrick Vieira last season, scoring eight goals and registering three assists to help Palace to a mid-table finish.
Having returned to Stamford Bridge, it was understood that Gallagher had no desire to leave Chelsea while he is still being selected to represent the first team.
The 22-year-old England international has also received inquiries from Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Crystal Palace in this window.