Chelsea have rejected West Ham's £40million bid for Conor Gallagher.
The Hammers are looking for midfield reinforcements following the £105m sale of Declan Rice to Arsenal and have identified the 23-year-old as an ideal target.
Gallagher has two years remaining on his contract with Chelsea and has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer.
However, according to Sky Sports, Chelsea value the player well in excess of West Ham's £40m proposal.
Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino is also said to be planning to incorporate Gallagher into his first-team plans next season and so an improved offer will be needed to move the dial.
Gallagher had been subject to interest from Everton over a £45m deal back in January.
Though the England international opted to reject a potential switch to Goodison Park.
Last season, he was a regular fixture for Chelsea making 35 Premier League appearances including eight starts in the last nine matches of the 2023/24 campaign.
It is understood that if Gallagher does end up departing this summer then he would prefer a move to Tottenham.
Spurs are reportedly keen on acquiring his services but will need to move on a player before they firm up their interest.
TheBlueArmy
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Gallagher is the oldest midfielder at Chelsea FC yet still young and hungry for success. There's no difference between Mason Mount and Gallagher except that one love Chelsea FC and the other never did. What I'm trying to say is that Chelsea FC should keep Gallagher since similar player (Mount) is gone. Gallagher is determined to stay and fight for his place that's a good attitude from a player with Chelsea FC DNA. funny how Westham United received Rice free from Chelsea FC yet they refused to sell the same player to the same club instead chose to sell to our direct rivals Arsenal FC and now they wanna bid £40 million for a Chelsea FC product, i mean Chelsea FC rejected a £45 million few months ago so what is WHU thinking? they should've started with atleast £50 million + £5 million add ons which in my opinion it's still low but fair valuation