Tottenham identify perfect chance to complete Chelsea transfer they missed out on in summer

Tottenham see the perfect opportunity to complete the Chelsea transfer they missed out on in the summerTottenham are reportedly already looking ahead to January and the possibility of completing the signing of Conor Gallagher, who missed out in the summer.Ange Postecoglou has made some fantastic additions to his Spurs squad since he took charge.James Maddison is the best of them, having won the Premier League Player of the Month title in his first month as a Tottenham player.Micky van de Ven and Guglielmo Vicario were also key assets.Although the new boss managed to bring in some great players, the move by one man who looked everywhere, Gallagher, never took off. He appeared to be Postecoglou’s ideal replacement for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who was likely to join Atletico Madrid.However, he never made a move and so Gallagher never joined, despite a verbal offer of £40million.Fabrizio Romano has since indicated that no formal offer has been made.He also explained that discussions with Gallagher never really progressed because at no point was Hojbjerg close enough to the exit door for Tottenham to have to replace him.Postecoglou remains interested in GallagherEven though nothing happened with the move this summer, that doesn’t mean it won’t happen in January. Football Insider reports that Spurs are therefore “considering a return” for Gallagher.We also read that summer interest was blocked, which according to other rumors is not entirely true, but that doesn’t mean the midfielder didn’t like them a lot.The fact that they are planning a move so early in January shows that they were and still are very excited about it. If Gallagher were to join this winter, he could potentially join a top-flight team, with Spurs currently second in the Championship.That said, there’s also time to decide they don’t need Gallagher. They are already doing very well and barely played against Hojbjerg and Giovani Lo Celso, who both looked ready to go but didn’t.So if this pair perform well as backups in the starting XI, there may be no need to bring in the Blues man.Gallagher’s departure could help the BluesEither way, Gallagher’s departure could be useful to Chelsea. This summer they secured pure profits from three academy players, helping them comply with Financial Fair Play regulations.The report states that the Englishman’s departure could be “dependent on the financial situation” of the club. However, the Blues would ‘consider’ turning their back on Gallagher if the right offer came along, and that’s certainly even more true if they have to sell.It remains to be seen what happens, but the midfielder probably won’t be in a bad position.