Conor Gallahger is wanted by the likes of Aston Villa and Tottenham (Picture: Getty)
Chelsea are primed to receive a new transfer bid for Conor Gallagher, with Atletico Madrid the latest club to register an interest.
The 24-year-old is currently on international duty with England and remains in a state of limbo where his club future is concerned.
Gallagher enjoyed by some distance his best season for his boyhood club last term, emerging as a key component of the side that improved markedly towards the end of a testing campaign.
Despite over £200million having been invested in the likes of Enzo Fernandes and Moises Caicedo, Gallagher cemented his place as a key part of Mauricio Pochettino’s engine room.
Gallagher was disheartened by the decision to part company with Pochettino earlier this month and it remains unclear where he will fit in under the Argentine’s successor, Ezno Maresca.
Tottenham and Aston Villa maintain interest in Gallagher, but the Premier League duo are set to face competition from Atletico.
The Spanish club are, however, set to fail with an audacious loan offer for a player Chelsea hope will command a fee in the region of £50 million, according to The Sun.
Conor Gallagher made an appearance as a substitute in England’s win over Serbia (Picture: Getty)
Enzo Maresca is the new Chelsea manager (Picture: Getty)
Maresca is well aware of the interest in Gallagher and is said to have already identified one of his now former Leicester players as a potential replacement.
The newly promoted Foxes would, however, demand at least £40million for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall who is also admired by Liverpool.
Chelsea, meanwhile, remain intent on adding at least one new striker to their ranks this summer.
Negotiations over a move for Villa’s Jhon Duran are ongoing with the Colombia international keen on a move to Stamford Bridge.
Villa, however, continue to drive a hard bargain and would want at least one player in part exchange, discounting Gallagher, in order for a deal to struck.
Chelsea do have other options and are understood to have identified Atletico’s Samu Omorodion as an alternative target.
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