Tottenham getting closer to seeing the Conor Gallagher that De Zerbi loved at Chelsea

Two years to the day after last stepping on the pitch at Stamford Bridge, Conor Gallagher will return to his boyhood club on Tuesday in circumstances nobody could have envisaged when he left.Having started 37 of Chelsea’s 38 league matches in his final season, Gallagher, now 26, was effectively forced out of the club he played for from the age of six after refusing to sign a short-term contract. Gallagher was sold to Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2024 for €42 million (£35.8m, $54.7m at the time), with Chelsea seeking pure profit from his sale to help their position regarding profit and sustainability regulations.Advertisement