CHELSEA have the option to recall whizkid Conor Gallagher in January.
The midfielder, 19, is flourishing this term during a season-long loan to Charlton in the Championship.
Chelsea have the option to recall Conor Gallagher from his loan at CharltonCredit: Rex Features
Gallagher has already found the back of the net five times in the league this season.
But there is a break clause in the deal meaning the Blues could call him back when the transfer window opens.
Should the West Londoners activate it, they would be able to loan or sell Gallagher elsewhere in January.
There would even be the option to add him to Frank Lampard’s first-team squad.
The likelihood is he will stay at the Valley where Chelsea’s academy Player of the Season for last term is rapidly improving under Lee Bowyer.
Yet his speedy progress will not have gone unnoticed by his parent club, who will have been impressed by his excellent first start for the England Under-21s in Albania on Friday.
Gallagher scored England’s second in a thumping 3-0 away win, with a superb effort finding the top corner from the edge of the box.
Meanwhile, the player himself is delighted to be working under Bowyer.
Gallagher revealed: “He’s great. I’ve only worked under him for a couple of months now but I’ve loved it.
“He was a top midfielder back in the day and knows his stuff. He has played at the top level so it’s a lot to learn to make the box every time and that is how I’ve scored my goals this season.
“I am looking forward to working under him for the end of the season.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
