Tottenham transfer news: Conor Gallagher offered Premier League escape route by 62-year-old 'big admirer'

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Conor Gallagher could beryllium offered an flight way by Everton if the Lilywhites endure Premier League relegation, according to a report.

The erstwhile Chelsea antheral has instantly cemented a spot successful Roberto De Zerbi's starting lineup since the Italian's arrival, making the archetypal XI against some Sunderland and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Gallagher astir registered a freak extremity against the second connected Saturday, charging down Seagulls goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen but seeing his artifact alert distant from the net.

However, Spurs were held to an agonising 2-2 draw by De Zerbi's erstwhile club, meaning that the Lilywhites could beryllium 5 points adrift of information successful the Premier League table if West Ham United bushed Crystal Palace connected Monday.

A first-ever demotion from the Premier League would person catastrophic consequences for the Europa League holders, who would beryllium forced into a firesale of apical talents to assistance offset devastating fiscal losses.

Everton brag David Moyes 'big admirer' of Tottenham's Conor Gallagher

Gallagher is 1 of the galore Tottenham players who would beryllium expected to depart, arsenic the England planetary would besides person to instrumentality a mammoth 50% wage chopped connected his club-record £200,000-a-week contract, alongside astir of his teammates.

According to Football Insider, Everton person identified Gallagher arsenic a imaginable summertime transportation target, though they are not readying to bargain the midfielder outright successful the upcoming window.

The Toffees would reportedly similar a indebtedness woody with an work to marque Gallagher's enactment imperishable successful 2027, meaning that Tottenham would not person outgo close away, but David Moyes is nevertheless a 'big admirer' of the 'proven' 26-year-old.

Gallagher is nether declaration with Tottenham until the summertime of 2031, but Spurs would beryllium mostly powerless to fto their biggest earners depart for cut-price fees if they find themselves playing Championship shot adjacent season.

Gallagher has registered conscionable 1 assistance and nary goals successful 13 appearances for the Lilywhites since joining from Atletico Madrid successful a €40m (£34.8m) woody during the January transportation window.

Which different Tottenham players could permission if Spurs spell down?

While Tottenham's wide show against Brighton was arguably 1 of the champion of their play truthful far, the outlook remains incredibly bleak for the 2018-19 Champions League finalists.

Xavi Simons astatine slightest did his worth nary harm whatsoever with a delightful assistance for Pedro Porro and stunning second-half onslaught successful North London, and the Netherlands planetary would beryllium expected to pb a wide summertime exodus if Spurs spell down.

Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario, Lucas Bergvall, Archie Gray and Richarlison are besides among the high-profile names who could depart, portion Randal Kolo Muani and Joao Palhinha's indebtedness arrivals would not beryllium made permanent.