{"id":633342,"date":"2023-12-31T03:40:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T08:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=633342"},"modified":"2023-12-30T17:11:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T22:11:27","slug":"tottenham-begin-conor-gallagher-transfer-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/12\/31\/tottenham-begin-conor-gallagher-transfer-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Negotiations Underway&#8217;: Tottenham Pushing To Make &#8216;Extraordinary&#8217; Premier League Star Their First Signing In January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a strong start to the 2023\/24 Premier League season, Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s recent form has faltered, with their final game before the new year ended in a 4-2 defeat to Brighton &amp; Hove Albion. With a lack of squad depth and injuries to key midfielders, it appears that they are pushing to get their January transfer work done early in the window and are eyeing a move for Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher.<\/p>\n<h2>Tottenham Hotspur Begin Negotiations For Conor Gallagher Transfer<\/h2>\n<h3>How Much Could Conor Gallagher Cost?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gianlucadimarzio.com\/it\/tottenham-gallagher-calciomercato-news-30-dicembre-2023\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports reporter Gianluca di Marzio<\/a> has reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiMarzio\/status\/1741033404316176447\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;negotiations are underway&#8221;<\/a> between the Lilywhites and their local rivals over the possible transfer of midfielder Conor Gallagher, who has been linked with the North London club for quite some time..<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Every Premier League Club\u2019s Biggest Problem<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Biggest Problem with YOUR Premier League Club\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2GNhwMen_Qo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The journalist added that the England international is very popular among the Spurs management staff and that Tottenham now trying to reach an agreement with the Blues to seal him as their first signing of the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Di Marzio also claims that a price of around \u00a335 million is discussed between the two clubs to get a deal over the line once the winter window opens on January 1st. Spurs are looking for midfield reinforcements after being seemingly limited in that area of the pitch in Postecoglou&#8217;s first season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11675\/13036013\/conor-gallagher-tottenham-remain-interested-in-midfielder-with-chelsea-willing-to-consider-january-offers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports<\/a> have previously reported Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s interest in a move for the England international and Chelsea were understood to be willing to listen to offers for the midfielder. They also were believed to have a move for Gallagher agreed in principle in the summer but his club opted to not sell him, as a result of impressive performances in the first few matches of the season.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/12\/07\/tottenham-hotspur-juventus-samuel-iling-junior-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Journalist Reveals Tottenham Hotspur Are \u2018Leading the Race\u2019 to Sign Former Chelsea \u2018Assist Machine\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Are Spurs Working On Any Other Deal?<\/h3>\n<p>Despite their interest in signing Gallagher, Tottenham are also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/12\/19\/tottenham-transfer-news-defender-genoa-radu-dragusin\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> to be working on the\u00a0signing of a new centre-back in the January transfer window. Postecoglou had already hinted of his desire to strengthen his backline in the winter, after seeing his side a bit short-staffed in that department after selling Davinson Sanchez in the summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/12\/11\/tottenham-hotspur-destiny-udogie-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Club Sources Confirm Tottenham Agree To New Long-Term Contract For \u2018Outstanding\u2019 Star<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With that being said, Tottenham could be getting an excellent deal if they can sign the English midfielder from their city rivals for the reported \u00a335 million price tag. Gallagher, who has been hailed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chelseafc.com\/en\/news\/2022\/04\/15\/-he-can-be-a-big-influence-in-our-squad----tuchel-on-his-plans-f\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as &#8220;extraordinary&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0by previous manager Thomas Tuchel, has been one of Chelsea&#8217;s best players in the first half of the 2023\/24 season and picked up four assists in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>He can play in a variety of roles in midfield and is known for his energetic, hard-working playing style that can help add more spark to Spurs&#8217; midfield if they can get him. During his loan spell at Crystal Palace in 2021\/22, he became a fan favourite with the Eagles as a result of his excellent pressing ability and consistent effort at both ends of the pitch. He ended the season with eight goals and three assists.<\/p>\n<p>While he is yet to reach the heights seen during his spell at Selhurst Park, fans will be optimistic that Postecoglou can get a tune out of the midfielder and boost Spurs&#8217; hopes of a top four finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite a strong start to the 2023\/24 Premier League season, Tottenham Hotspur&#8217;s recent form has faltered, with their final game before the new year ended in a 4-2 defeat to Brighton &amp; Hove Albion. With a lack of squad depth and injuries to key midfielders, it appears that they are pushing to get their January [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4218,"featured_media":633363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,11,7188,24],"tags":[4644,7466],"class_list":["post-633342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-chelsea","category-rumours","category-tottenham","tag-conor-gallagher","tag-tottenham-hotspur-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Brendan Pridmore","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633342","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633342"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633342\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/633363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633342"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633342"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=633342"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}