Conor Gallagher

Chelsea's window was the first without big spending under Boehly-Clearlake as the owners seek to comply with profit and sustainability rules

From upheaval in the dugout to colossal spending for very little immediate reward, Chelsea's year was memorable for all the wrong reasons

January is a key month for Newcastle. What are the priority positions, who are they targetting and who is on the way out?

Chelsea have spent heavily under Boehly-Clearlake and will do again with a forward a priority, but they may have to sell academy graduates

Postecoglou has already said Spurs are after another centre back, but they will also assess their options elsewhere - with versatility key

The 23-year-old academy graduate is regularly used by Pochettino but selling him could be key to improving Chelsea's finances

The Athletic breaks down Chelsea's win over Brighton as the hosts, reduced to 10 men, squeezed home through a tense finale

Pochettino has a potentially special alchemy at the heart of this team, with his midfield trio having driven the recent upturn in results

Conor Gallagher and Ian Maatsen have less than two years to run on their Chelsea contracts with no negotiations currently taking place

Despite a clutch of good first-team buys, there's still a feeling Spurs are short both in central defence and up front...

Chelsea are essentially telling other clubs that they value Conor Gallagher as a premium asset - so why are they so keen to sell him?

They are out of the Jude Bellingham race but Liverpool do need to rebuild their midfield - and want at least two signings in that position

Chelsea have not laboured in front of goal this much since 1995-96 when John Spencer, Paul Furlong and a veteran Mark Hughes led their line

Crystal Palace still hope to sign Conor Gallagher from Chelsea this summer, the club’s chairman, Steve Parish, has said. Gallagher, 22, has enjoyed a fine season on loan at Selhurst Park, scoring eight goals in 31 games for Patrick Vieira’s side. He also claimed the club’s player of the year...

If Gallagher maintains his form, deciding what to do with him in the next Chelsea pre-season could prove one of Tuchel’s trickiest decisions

There will be periods when standards slip at Palace, but, when they can summon moves so incisive, it is a process worth pursuing

Crystal Palace will lament the timing of the Africa Cup of Nations — losing Cheikhou Kouyate from their midfield is going to sting

There's a group of players that rarely touch the ball. They’re an analytics mystery: how can guys who don’t seem to do much be so important?