Gallagher admitted earlier this season that he was unsure of his Chelsea future beyond last summer. Not entirely rated by former head coach Thomas Tuchel, the former Crystal Palace loanee was linked with Tottenham and West Ham. He was finally assured of his place at Chelsea by Pochettino.
“Before I met Pochettino, I wasn’t sure because there was so much happening at the club, so many players leaving and coming in. Until pre-season started with the gaffer now, and he just seemed to have a connection with me as a player and he seemed to like me a lot,” Gallagher said.
“We have a good relationship and after that, kind of carried on, pre-season was brilliant in terms of me playing games which I didn’t have so much last season. I was buzzing to play under him and stay at Chelsea and prove myself to the club and fans more this season.”
