'Medical' today as Spurs successfully 'hijack' £34m deal to land ex-Chelsea star
According to records, Tottenham Hotspur are on the side of signing previous Chelsea superstar Conor Gallagher in floater of Premier League rivals Aston Villa.
25-year-ratty Gallagher drafted through the ranks at Chelsea, yet he was sold to Atletico Madrid in the 2024 summer season season send abode window after dropping out of favour under Enzo Maresca.
Chelsea’s verdict to part typicals through Gallagher split the devotee underpinning as he was one of their standout entertainers throughout the 2023/24 campaign and he shone for Atletico Madrid throughout his debut period, yet he has dropped in the hierarchy this term.
Before Gallagher joined Atletico, he was likewise attached through numerous Premier League bars, entailing Spurs.
The north London garb were popularly claimed as a potential destination for Gallagher and they have revived their price of curiosity in the England global in existent days.
Spurs have upped their price of curiosity subsequent Rodrigo Bentancur’s injury, yet they have encountered commemoration from Aston Villa.
A readjust to the Premier League in this abode window was habitually imaginable for Gallagher, who is peeking for more ordinary video game time to intensification his opportunities of playing for England at this summer season season’s World Mug.
Initial records on Monday niggled Aston Villa were more imaginable to land Gallagher as they struck an arrangement through Atletico Madrid over a loan tackle a buy volition.
Yet, Spurs later stroked and ‘concurred a deal’ through Atletico Madrid well worth £34m, through this irreparable deal evidently favored by the Spanish titans as they are ensured coinage.
Sky Sporting activities have issued more niceties. They defined: ‘Spurs were in the marketplace for a midfielder after Rodrigo Bentancur was rated out for the majority of the period through a hamstring injury.
‘Aston Villa and Tottenham both approached Atletico around signing Gallagher. Yet talks are presently heading firmly in the standard of Spurs. They are irreparable admirers of Gallagher. They were intrigued as shortly as he signed for Atletico in August 2024.’
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A subsequent record from talkSPORT has disclosed that Gallagher is due to undertake his ‘medical’ on Tuesday after Tottenham’s ‘hijack’ on Aston Villa.
Their record cases:
‘Conor Gallagher will certainly have a medical through Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday in floater of his move to the Premier League nightclub, talkSPORT realises.
‘Spurs have hijacked Aston Villa’s move for Gallagher, who is scheme to indicator a five-and-a-half year tackle the north Londoners. As disclosed solitarily last week by talkSPORT, Villa longed to seize Gallagher on loan initially through a panorama to a irreparable deal in the summer season season. Yet, Spurs’ deal for the previous Chelsea superstar is more tempting to the Spanish nightclub.’
The record likewise listed that Gallagher favours Spurs over Villa ‘due to a agree of minutes while the place is more pledging for him’.