{"id":597661,"date":"2021-07-30T13:49:24","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T17:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=597661"},"modified":"2021-07-30T13:49:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T17:49:24","slug":"conor-gallagher-crystal-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/30\/conor-gallagher-crystal-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor Gallagher Joins Crystal Palace on Season-Long Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/29\/crystal-palace-conor-gallagher-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">Crystal Palace<\/a> continue to impressive in the transfer market, confirming the arrival of Conor Gallagher on a season-long loan from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/29\/sevilla-chelsea-jules-kounde\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Conor Gallagher Joins Crystal Palace<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Welcome to Palace, Conor Gallagher \u270d\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CPFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CPFC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/utMcYSDkhb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/utMcYSDkhb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPFC\/status\/1421161545426509832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Impressive Summer Continues<\/h3>\n<p>Palace&#8217;s recruitment has caught plenty 0f attention so far this summer.<\/p>\n<p>New manager Patrick Vieira has recruited Michael Olise, Marc Guehi and Joachim Andersen so far, all of whom impressed with their retrospective club&#8217;s last season. They have also added Remi Matthews to their ranks, although he is expected to be their third-choice goalkeeper.<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher makes the move to south London after a successful loan spell with<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/07\/15\/west-bromwich-albion-reject-sam-johnstone-bid\/\" target=\"_self\"> West Bromwich Albion<\/a> last summer. The 21-year-old made 31 appearances for the Baggies last season, scoring two goals and registering two assists.<\/p>\n<p>The England U21 international is predominantly a box-to-box midfielder, and will provide plenty of competition at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the 21-year-old&#8217;s fourth loan away from Stamford Bridge, following spells with Swansea City, West Brom and Palace&#8217;s south London rivals, Charlton Athletic.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking about his move to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpfc.co.uk\/news\/announcement\/conor-gallagher-joins-palace-on-loan\/2021-07-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a>, Gallagher said: &#8220;I\u2019m buzzing to be here. I can\u2019t wait to get started, I\u2019m happy to get the deal over the line.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I spoke to the manager, I liked what he said, I liked how he wants to play, how he wants me to play and how he wants the team to play. I feel like I can learn from him and the players around me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Steve Parish, the club chairman, added: &#8220;I am delighted Conor has chosen to come to Crystal Palace on a season-long loan after some impressive performances in the Premier League last season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We very much look forward to him joining the squad as we continue to build towards the new season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"cFq5MRruQw5nmdTYLBDc7A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1331135337\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'cFq5MRruQw5nmdTYLBDc7A',sig:'Me48-cg4Pu89bZjLJp6wSyKOqsnjz2Zlja44D0Dy0NA=',w:'594px',h:'424px',items:'1331135337',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crystal Palace continue to impressive in the transfer market, confirming the arrival of Conor Gallagher on a season-long loan from Chelsea. 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