17 league round, Chelsea's situation has not changed. With 6 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, Chelsea ranked tenth with 22 points. Pochettino did not bring a salvation to the team. However, this cannot be blamed too much on the Argentine. First of all, none of the players on the team were signed by him personally. It takes enough time to understand their tactics, especially in Chelsea, which is overcrowded, and it is more difficult to have more wolves and less meat.
Secondly, the management has its own set of methods and ideas. Pochettino's power does not reach the same level as Tuchel, which can be fully reflected from the incident of Gallagher's departure and stay. Since Clear Lake Capital acquired Chelsea, it has invested 1.1 billion euros in acquiring players. Such rough signings have seriously put it on the verge of falling into FFP violations.
For example, Enzo's cost of 121 million euros can be spread over 9.5 years and tens of millions of salaries. Chelsea's annual financial cost for the Argentine midfielder is 22.74 million. In order to eliminate risks, the senior management regarded their own youth training players as one of the sources of financial revenue, and calculated 100% net profit according to the regulations on the sale of youth training players. Therefore, Mount, Loftus-Cheek and others left the team one after another, and Gallagher also Listed for sale.
This season, this player who has just entered the first team has contributed 4 assists in 16 league appearances. On the defensive end, he has averaged 2.6 steals, 1.4 interceptions and 0.6 clearances per game. In the most recent 2-0 victory over Sheffield United, he contributed 4 interceptions, 1 steal and 1 key pass, completely conquering the fans and head coach.
After the game, Pochettino said frankly: I can't decide, but he is the type of player the team needs, and he is also a youth training member with Blues values. The implication is that Gallagher is good and he wants it too, but the head coach can't influence the thinking of the top brass. This news has been confirmed by The Athletic UK Chelsea reporter Simon Johnson. There is no sign of contract renewal between the club and the player. This is the third consecutive transfer window for Chelsea to sell Gallagher.
After the end of this season, Gallagher will enter the contract year. Although the player has repeatedly expressed his love for Chelsea, he still becomes the target of Egbaly's cash. There are currently many clubs interested in this Chelsea youth trainee in the transfer market. Chelsea had contact with Everton at the beginning of the year, and negotiated with Tottenham, West Ham United and Newcastle in the summer window. Simon Johnson said that they are still prepared to do so in the winter window. Do.
