According to reports, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg prevented Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea from selling Conor Gallagher to Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur.
On the final day of the summer transfer season, Tottenham Hotspur reportedly intended to recruit Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher from London and the Premier League.
Why Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher could not be acquired by Tottenham Hotspur
The verbal agreement between Spurs and Gallagher was for £40 million, but the sale of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg on Friday was a condition of the agreement.
Hojbjerg was sought after by Fulham and Atletico Madrid.
lthough the 28-year-old midfielder for Denmark’s national team preferred not to transfer to Fulham, Atletico and Spurs were unable to reach an agreement on the £100,000-per-week (SalarySport) star.
As a result, Hojbjerg stayed, and Tottenham was unable to recruit Gallagher, who was referred to as “extraordinary and outstanding” by former Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel in April 2022 while playing on loan at Crystal Palace.
Gallagher would not, in our opinion, have desired a transfer to Tottenham on Friday.
After all, the midfielder has been a regular for Chelsea this season under manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Yes, there is strong competition for places, but Gallagher would have backed himself to keep his spot in the starting lineup in the coming weeks and months.
Moreover, Tottenham left it too late.
A bid on the final day of the summer transfer window was always going to be tough to get accepted.
