After a really impressive 2021/22 season on loan at Crystal Palace, there were big expectations on Conor Gallagher's shoulders when he returned to Chelsea last summer.
"I am a huge fan of Conor," former Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel said last summer. "He is a fantastic guy and this is what we already knew. In the first weeks of training, he has shown how much of a step he has made through having so much playing time, through his personality on the pitch."
The 23-year-old midfielder came back to the Blues, looking to follow in the footsteps of the likes of Mason Mount, Reece James and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who had all been key figures for the club after graduating from the academy system. So the pathway looked clear for Gallagher to do the same last season but it definitely did not live up to expectations for the England international.
