Aston Villa: Preece drops Gallagher claim

Journalist Ashley Preece has shared an replace relating to Aston Villa‘s reported curiosity in Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher…

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Talking in a Q & A for Birmingham Mail, the Villa correspondent revealed that the Midlands outfit could possibly be in line to make a transfer for the 22-year-old, albeit with no contact having been made with the Blues as but.

Requested for any information relating to the England worldwide’s potential transfer to Villa Park, Preece said: “As for Gallagher, I’ve a sense Villa will take a look at the water with that one however that’s simply the vibe I’ve been getting. Gerrard, I’m advised, actually charges him. Villa but to make an method to Chelsea so nothing has occurred.”

The four-cap England worldwide – who spent final season on loan at Crystal Palace – is about to return to his dad or mum membership for pre-season with Thomas Tuchel eager to take a more in-depth take a look at the participant, though a £30m price has been mooted if Chelsea had been inclined to promote.

He’d be a significant coup

There would little doubt be an extended record of suitors had been the Stamford Bridge outfit to place the £17k-per-week gem in the marketplace this summer time, with it set to be a significant coup if Villa are capable of fend off rival interest to land such a promising expertise.

Whereas the £22.5m-rated midfielder is yet to make a senior aggressive look for the west Londoners, he has showcased his expertise with a string of high-quality mortgage spells. He has caught the eye within the Championship with Charlton Athletic and Swansea Metropolis, earlier than more moderen short-term strikes to West Bromwich Albion and Palace within the top flight.

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That latter stint proved significantly worthwhile for the Epsom-born starlet as he loved one thing of a breakthrough marketing campaign at Selhurst Park throughout the 2021/22 season, netting eight targets and offering three assists in 34 Premier League video games for Patrick Vieira’s facet.

Not simply an attacking power, the box-to-box workhorse additionally averaged a formidable two tackles and registered 0.9 interceptions per recreation within the high flight, whereas he additionally ranks within the high 7% for pressures made amongst these in his place throughout Europe’s high 5 leagues.

That relentless work ethic, mixed with a formidable finish product, has seen the 6-foot menace, who was dubbed by talkSPORT pundit Tony Cascarino as “like N’Golo Kante with targets”, with that glowing reward a marker of the English teenager’s undoubted high quality.

Now pushing for a spot in Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad in Qatar this winter, there could also be no higher place for Gallagher to catch the 51-year-old’s eye than at his former membership Villa, with the Midlanders seemingly on the hunt for a brand new central midfield addition.

Having already accomplished four main summer time offers, Steven Gerrard can rubberstamp his robust pulling energy by including the 22-year-old to that record of arrivals, with the dynamic machine having the potential to be an actual marquee acquisition for Villa.

AND in different information, Lange eyeing Villa transfer for £30m “goalscoring machine”, he’d be their very own Darwin Nunez