football.london understands Crystal Palace and Newcastle United have both already expressed an interest in signing Conor Gallagher on loan from Chelsea this January, ahead of reports of a £45m bid from Everton. However, head coach Graham Potter has not been willing to let the England international depart Stamford Bridge.
Following an impressive loan spell at Palace last season, Gallagher was incorporated into the Chelsea first-team squad in the summer by Thomas Tuchel. He made his debut as a late substitute on the opening day against Everton and his first start came two weeks later against Leeds United.
Gallagher has made 24 appearances for Chelsea this season but fewer than half of those have been starts. Still, he did enough to earn a place in Gareth Southgate's 26-man squad for the World Cup in Qatar, although the midfielder wasn't afforded any game time during the tournament.
