Chelsea have been looking to offload Conor Gallagher for quite some time and now he is edging closer to a move to Atletico Madrid.
The England international has entered the last year of his contract at the club and the Blues are ready to cash in on him as they risk losing him for free next season.
Before Atletico Madrid moved ahead in the race to sign the Chelsea midfielder, Aston Villa were involved in talks with Chelsea to sign the English midfielder.
According to Football Insider, Aston Villa had a bid accepted for Gallagher by Chelsea but the player rejected the Midlands club.
The 24-year-old midfielder is now on his way to join Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid side and he has agreed terms to join them this summer.
The Chelsea academy product is on the verge of leaving the club now and his brave move of joining Atletico Madrid, who were constantly chasing the player, should be appreciated.
Gallagher could have stayed in the Premier League with a lot of clubs interested in him.
But the player has accepted the challenge to relocate to a new country, play in a new league, in a totally different system.
The way he performed for Chelsea last season, they are going to miss him.
It depends who they sign to replace the midfielder this summer but his quality will be hard to find in the market.
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