Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher will give Thomas Tuchel a ‘headache’ over the summer, reckons Alan Shearer
Gallagher has impressed for the Baggies this season (Picture: Getty Images)
Alan Shearer says Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher will give Thomas Tuchel a ‘headache’ over the summer after his impressive season at West Brom.
After previous loan spells at Charlton and Swansea in the Championship, the 21-year-old Blues academy graduate has made the step up to becoming a Premier League regular with the Baggies this season.
Gallagher has consistently featured for Sam Allardyce’s relegation strugglers, making 24 top-flight appearances, over which he has registered two goals and two assists.
Tuchel will have a conundrum to contend with over Gallagher, says Shearer (Picture: Getty Images)
The midfielder’s displays have impressed Shearer, and the Premier League’s all-time leading goalscorer thinks Tuchel will have a tough decision over whether Gallagher makes it into his first-team plans for next season.
‘This young man has caught the eye with a number of performances for struggling West Brom,’ Shearer told the Premier League’s YouTube channel.
‘An exciting midfield prospect, Gallagher is West Brom?s leading ball-winner, and he has a decent cross on him, delivering a wicked ball for Diagne against Man United also getting an assist for Bartley as the Baggies picked up a vital win against Brighton.
‘The lad?s also got quality and confidence going forward.’
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