Conor Gallagher plunges Chelsea into transfer dilemma with Blues desperately needing to sell players to fund signings
CONOR GALLAGHER'S contract situation has plunged Chelsea's transfer window plans into uncertainty.
The midfielder has just 18 months remaining on his current deal and the Blues need to make a decision on his future quickly.
Gallagher is happy to stay at Chelsea according to and is liked by Mauricio Pochettino.
The midfielder has captained The Blues a number of times this season with captain Reece James and vice-captain Ben Chilwell both out with injury.
But Chelsea need to sell in order to fall in line with FFP after their liberal spending since Todd Boehly took over.
The club surpassed £1billion in transfer fees in the summer and still want to add to their squad in January.
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FFP incentivises clubs to sell their homegrown talent as it can be listed as pure profit on the balance sheet.
That saw Manchester City sell Cole Palmer to Chelsea for £42.5m this summer despite his obvious talent.
Newcastle, Tottenham, West Ham and Everton have all shown an interest in signing Gallagher.
And Chelsea would be willing to sell the midfielder provided it is for the right price.
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Gallagher is willing to wait until the summer to decide his future but that would see his value fall.
Spurs are the favourites to sign Gallagher but are currently focusing on bringing in defender Radu Dragusin from Genoa.
They could have the funds to sign Gallagher if Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg leaves this month.
Fellow Chelsea academy graduates, Ian Maatsen and Trevoh Chalobah are also on the chopping block at Chelsea.
Borussia Dortmund are keen on Maatsen but have limited funds available.
They have offered to take the full-back on loan with an option to buy but Chelsea would prefer a straight sale.