Gallagher has been in impressive form for Crystal Palace on
loan this season and is currently their top scorer in the Premier League with
seven goals. The loanee has managed to take him game to another level and is
now touted to be the next big player to leave Stamford Bridge.
However, he reportedly has no intentions of staying at
Palace and informed Ferdinand earlier this season that he wanted to succeed at
Chelsea. The Manchester United legend tipped the loanee to follow Mount's path
and said:
"It looks like he's (Gallagher) earned the right to go
back to Chelsea when he's a more mature player to now see where he's at. When
Mount went back, it was the same thing. They didn't have to play him."
Ferdinand added:
"Mason Mount went back to Chelsea not knowing where he
was in the pecking order, not knowing if he'll get the chance. Conor Gallagher
will do that and then Conor Gallagher will quickly find if he's going to get a
chance or not. Then I think the decision should be to go."
The Manchester United legend believes the midfielder should
be bullish about it in training and force himself into Thomas Tuchel's
thoughts.
The former defender spoke highly of the midfielder in his
recent FIVE video. He said:
"He's done phenomenally well at Palace this year. Goals, assists, he's impacted games, energy. In that position where he's joining from midfield and really being a threat on goal. If I was Conor Gallagher, I'd be quite positive and bullish about next season, going back into Chelsea. I think the manager spoke positively about him."
The Blues are yet to decide on Gallagher's future, and
Tuchel has insisted that this is not the right time to discuss the subject. The
German manager wants the midfielder to complete his loan at Palace and head
back to Stamford Bridge for pre-season training in the summer.
Reports suggest Tuchel wanted to keep the midfielder as part
of his first-team squad but the loan offer from Palace was too good to turn
down. The move has worked well for all parties as Gallagher has made massive
strides with respect to his development at Selhurst Park.
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