Thomas Tuchel says he believes Conor Gallagher has everything to become a very important player for Chelsea in the coming years but concedes he will have to fight to get into the starting XI this term. The former Crystal Palace loanee managed a late appearance from the bench against Everton amid transfer interest from the likes of West Ham.
Tuchel and Gallagher are understood to have had a meeting at the end of the last season with the German coach said to have confirmed that the 22-year-old midfielder will not be a bit-player. That does not diminish Gallagher's task to overcome the likes of Jorginho, N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic, though the latter is out of the weekend's clash against Spurs.
The Blues boss was full of praise for Gallagher but caveated his commits with talk of Chelsea's formation, and the suggestion the former Charlton, Swansea and West Brom loanee is lacking freshness.
