Mauricio Pochettino looks set to dig his heels in and block the sale of Conor Gallagher. The 23-year-old midfielder faces an increasingly uncertain future at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea under pressure to comply with Financial Fair Play rules.
After just a year at the helm, Todd Boehly has committed over half a billion pounds to player signings and the Blues are yet to trim down their bloated squad. If Gallagher, or any other Cobham graduate, is sold then their sale will be registered as complete profit on the books.
While his potential exit would be far more financially rewarding than most, Pochettino looks set to scrap the west Londoners' plan. According to the Evening Standard, the 51-year-old had identified Gallagher as one of four players could be key to his project, along with Mason Mount, Levi Colwill and Reece James.
