Enzo Maresca has confirmed that midfielder Conor Gallagher has been provided a brand new deal at Chelsea amid uncertainty surrounding his future.
Gallagher, who has been with the membership since 2008, has been linked with a transfer away from Stamford Bridge in the course of the switch window.
The 24-year-old captained the Blues to a sixth place end within the Premier League final season, rejected a £57million to Aston Villa in June.
Chelsea have reportedly agreed a £33million take care of Atletico Madrid, with the Spanish facet giving him till this weekend to determine whether or not he needs to hitch Diego Simeone’s facet.
Gallagher is at present having fun with an prolonged break following his participation at Euro 2024 with England, and has not travelled with the Chelsea squad on their pre-season tour of the USA.
“I can say that he’s involved with the membership to discover a answer and the membership has provided him a brand new contract. That’s the information that I’ve obtained,” Maresca advised reporters.
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Gallagher was an integral a part of Chelsea securing European soccer underneath Mauricio Pochettino, outperforming fellow midfielder’s Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo.
The England worldwide received a mean of 1.49 tackles per 90 minutes within the Premier League final season in comparison with Caicedo (1.44) and Fernandez (0.89).
Gallagher additionally accomplished extra interceptions (43) and created extra possibilities (53) than his midfield companions, however Chelsea don’t imagine he’ll match Maresca’s type of play.
“The primary focus or goal in the mean time for me, Connor and the membership is to discover a answer that makes everybody comfortable,” added Maresca.
Chelsea are getting ready to face Manchester Metropolis, who they face on the opening day of the Premier League season, on Saturday in Ohio as they wind down their pre-season preparations.
