Conor Gallagher is not expecting to return to Chelsea in January from his loan at Crystal Palace amid a midfield injury crisis in west London. Gallagher’s performances for Palace have already seen Thomas Tuchel asked whether he could recall the winger from his loan in January to add more depth to Chelsea’s midfield.
Thomas Tuchel said: “Actually I haven’t thought about it. I think it is important for him to be happy where he is and not change things. It is important to be calm, I feel him happy there and that he is having this impact at Crystal Palace. It is too early to talk about that in public before we talk with Conor himself and what his goals are. This will happen in the summer as we all agreed to the decision that we wanted to send him to Palace. He saw a possibility for him. I am not surprised the national coach loves him because I loved him from day one. Humble, nice, smile on his face and all the time ready to give everything, want to learn and improve. As a teammate, I would have loved to play with him. It is a pleasure to know him, I am super happy that it has worked out so well. He needs to keep his feet on the ground.”
