Chelsea: the favourite to succeed Conor Gallagher

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By: Manu Tournoux

Chelsea loves the transfer market. The club chaired by Todd Boehly continues to spend a lot in each transfer window, especially on young talents around the world. A strategy adopted since 2022 and the arrival of Blue Co. Since the start of this summer market in 2024, the London club has spent 101 million euros on six recruits. And it does not intend to stop there, since the Blues Celtic Glasgow midfielder Matt O’Riley follows.

According to (The Sun)(https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/29671982/chelsea-transfer-celtic-matt-oriley/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=sunfootballtwitter&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1722791729), the Stamford Bridge residents are considering submitting an offer of around 23 million euros to secure the services of the 23-year-old player. The 1.89m player is also on the trail of Crystal Palace and Brighton, after having been targeted for a time by Atalanta. Also a British national, the Danish international (2 caps) has played 121 matches with the Scottish club, for a total of 27 goals and 34 assists. Still according to the English media, the recruitment of O’Riley coincides with the probable departure of Conor Gallagher to Atlético de Madrid.