Chelsea squandered a chance to turn things around.
Chelsea lost the 2023-2024 English Carabao Cup (League Cup) final against Liverpool 1-0 after 120 minutes of extra-time at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on Saturday (June 26). Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk rattled the net with a header in the 13th minute of stoppage time, just before the end of regulation.
Chelsea is in 11th place in the English Premier League (EPL) this season. They desperately needed to win the League Cup. But for the first time in English soccer history, the Blues have been knocked out of six consecutive finals.
Chelsea has lost the last three Carabao Cups (2019-2022-2024) 토토사이트 and the FA Cup (2020-2021-2022) on the threshold of victory. Tottenham’s pursuit of Connor Gallagher remains hot.
Tottenham tried to sign Gallagher in the winter transfer window as they did last summer. Gallagher’s contract with Chelsea ends next June, but he has yet to sign a new deal.
Spurs are planning to make another bid for Gallagher after the season.
With only one year left on his contract at the end of the season, it is widely believed that his fee will drop from £50 million to between £30 million and £35 million.
Chelsea will likely sell Gallagher to comply with Financial Fair Play (FFP). Selling a youth product like Gallagher would have a direct impact on the club’s financial health. The transfer fee earned is captured as ‘net profit’, making it easier for the club to buy new players.
However, Gallagher has no intention of leaving Chelsea. “We have a really young team, a lot of talent, a great manager and coaches. “I really want to be a big part of the team and hopefully we can get Chelsea back to where they belong,” he told Sky Sports.
Mauricio Pochettino has been in charge of Chelsea this season, but there have been constant rumors of his departure. “I have a year and a half left on my contract and I love playing under him. It’s amazing to play in almost every game and that’s all I wanted,” he emphasized.
He added: “Last season, I didn’t enjoy it because my game time was patchy and I didn’t play well. I want to play as much as I can for Chelsea, 파워볼실시간 I want to continue to develop the club and try to be successful at the same time, that’s my plan,” he emphasized.
But the transfer market is always changing. The club, not Gallagher, holds the key to the transfer.