Conor Gallagher earns Southgate’s call and … his return to Chelsea?

Last summer, the Crystal Palace post-Roy Hodgson, in the position of coach since 2017, carried out a profound renewal of a squad from which up to seven free players left, whose contract with the ‘eagles’ expired on June 30, 2021.

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As opposed, Marc Guehi, the danish Joachim Anderesen, Odsonne Edouard, Olise, Will Hughes and Remi Mathheus, also free, arrived in London permanently, while Conor Gallagher he did it on loan from Chelsea after being one of the few positive notes of the West Bromwich Albion last season, where he also played on loan.

Overcrowding in the center of the ‘blue’ field

The ‘baggies’ descended to the Championsip -English Second Division- after an ill-fated campaign, but the performance of Gallagher in The Hawthorns invited to think that some team Premier would require their services to a Chelsea with overcrowding in the center of the field, where Tuchel has the indisputable Jorginho and Kanté, in addition to Kovacic, Saúl Ñíguez and Lofuts-Cheek, back after his assignment to Fulham.

So it was. On July 31, the Crystal Palace from Patrick Vieira closed the incorporation until the end of the season of the young Epsom midfielder, who since his arrival has taken control of the group of eagles together with McArthur and a Kouyate that has been alternating in the eleven with the Serbian Milivojevic.

Great match at the Etihad

Holder in nine of the ten days of Premier disputed so far, Gallagher confirmed his great fitness with a great game at the Etihad Stadium, where those of Vieira they were imposed (0-2) to Manchester City last weekend. The ex of Charlton attended to Zaha at 0-1 and made the second 3 ‘from the final whistle with a tight shot before which he could do nothing Ederson.

Debut with the absolute?

Saturday was the third goal of the course of Gallagher, what in only nine matches of Premier with the Crystal Palace he has already surpassed the two goals he scored with him WBA and equaled the two assists he distributed as ‘baggie’ in 2020-21. Some records that should lead you, not long after, to receive the call from Gareth Southgate to debut with the English senior team and with those who are winning hard that Tuchel consider his return to Stamford Bridge at the end of the current season.