Chelsea have slapped a £45million price tag on long-term Newcastle United target Conor Gallagher ahead of deadline day.
With Eddie Howe making it clear that Newcastle were looking at loan options going into the final day of trading, Gallagher's future was cast into doubt after the Blues swooped for Benfica star Enzo Fernandez. The Magpies were interested in a loan for Gallagher at the start of the season but nothing materialised.
Since then Newcastle have overtaken Chelsea in the race for Champions League football with United seven places ahead of the London club and 10 points clear. One Stamford Bridge source suggested on the eve of deadline day that Chelsea aren't likely to make it easy for rival clubs to land their players and make Graham Potter's task of getting to the top four even harder.
