Chelsea’s co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart have explained why the club sold Conor Gallagher to Atletico Madrid.
The midfielder was the Blues’ on-field captain for much of last season and a key player under Mauricio Pochettino, but he was not in new manager Enzo Maresca’s plans for this season and the club cashed in by selling him to Atletico for around £34million in August.