Liverpool are contemplating a transfer for Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher as a part of their summer season rebuild, with Jurgen Klopp clearly an admirer.
Reviews of the membership’s curiosity in Gallagher emerged on Sunday, with the 23-year-old one in every of quite a lot of potential targets as a part of the midfield rebuild.
It got here as one thing of a shock because the Chelsea academy graduate joined the likes of Jude Bellingham, Mason Mount, Matheus Nunes and Ryan Gravenberch on Liverpool’s radar.
Nevertheless it comes after reward from Klopp final season, with the supervisor having singled Gallagher out forward of the assembly Crystal Palace at Anfield.
“Gallagher, I’m unsure if we will nonetheless say he’s a ‘expertise’ when he performs for [England] U21, however he’s a extremely, actually good participant,” Klopp stated.
Liverpool went on to win the sport 3-0, with targets from Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita, whereas Gallagher performed the total 90 minutes for his mortgage membership.
He was a bustling presence in midfield in that recreation however was outclassed by Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Thiago and the in-form Keita, although soccer.london famous how he was “at all times making an attempt to get his workforce transferring up the pitch.”
Gallagher went on to play 39 instances for Palace final season, scoring eight targets and laying of 5 assists, whereas he has been an everyday within the squad at Chelsea this day out.
Nevertheless, it might be no shock to see him take into account an exit, having struggled to carry down a beginning place and with big-money additions crowding him out.
Chelsea must promote gamers this summer season to fall according to Monetary Truthful Play, and Gallagher is amongst their most viable choices available in the market.
Newcastle, Aston Villa, Everton and West Ham have been all credited with an curiosity in January, together with Palace, so there’s more likely to be no scarcity of suitors.
However Klopp’s reward from a year-and-a-half in the past suggests he might be keen so as to add Gallagher to his squad.
