Patrick Vieira's desire to keep Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher at Selhurst Park means the Blues may find themselves in a similar situation to when Armando Broja joined Southampton on loan.
Ralph Hasenhuttl is a manager desperate to see the Chelsea loanee extend his stay on the South Coast with the Saints after his impressive campaign so far but that would mean leaving west London permanently.
Now, Patrick Vieira has joined the Austrian manager in pleading to another Chelsea loanee as he tries to convince Conor Gallagher that Crystal Palace is the best place for his career at the moment.