‘He can’t leave, can’t let this one go’ — Tony Cascarino warns club to keep the next ‘N’Golo Kante with goals’ at Chelsea
According to latest reports, former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino has urged the club to do everything possible in keeping Blues midfielder Conor Gallagher.
The bustling midfielder has been a joy to watch while on loan with Crystal Palace, and while Chelsea are currently having crisis in the middle of the park, Gallagher is in fine form for his loan club.
Cascarino believes that Gallagher must be embedded into the first team next season and has warned that the club should do everything possible to keep the 21-year-old, and avoid what happened to the likes of Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne who left Chelsea to become one of the best players in the game.
Cascarino also hailed Gallagher as an attacking midfielder who can score, and he nicknamed him ‘N’Golo Kante with goals’.
Cascarino told talkSPORT: “He can’t leave, can’t let this one go. Too many great players have left Chelsea that have gone elsewhere.
“This one would be a bridge too far to let him go. He does one thing that Chelsea haven’t got. He’s a goalscoring midfielder and more centrally. They’ve got lots of wide players who can chip in with goals.
“Sometimes Mason Mount can sometimes play a bit more central, Hudson-Odoi can come inside you could argue but he’s an attacking midfielder. He’s like N’Golo Kante with goals.
“When that description was mentioned by Tuchel he’s got goals. He does so many good things for the side but I think he can do what Kante can do and give you a return of goals.
“I’d be amazed if Tuchel doesn’t have him back next season ready to fight for a place in that starting line-up.”