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title: "Aston Villa unlikely to land Conor Gallagher"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
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published: "2022-07-09T07:00:00Z"
modified: "2022-07-09T07:00:00Z"
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# Aston Villa unlikely to land Conor Gallagher

Dean Jones says Steven Gerrard is still after a central midfielder this summer, though Aston Villa aren’t close to agreeing a deal for anyone.

The Midlands outfit aren’t short of options with John McGinn, Jacob Ramsey, Douglas Luiz, Marvelous Nakamba, Morgan Sanson and new-boy Boubacar Kamara, but Jones believes there could be one more addition before the new season starts.

He told [Give Me Sport](https://www.givemesport.com/88030336-aston-villa-gerrard-now-looking-for-two-big-signings-at-villa-park): “I think they’re still looking for a centre midfielder that can go into that team and start games. They’re still looking at a big addition, it’s just about finding the right type of player.”

With Gerrard having an overabundance with ball-winners, he’s got his sights set on a more creative talent this summer. Conor Gallagher would be the ideal acquisition, scoring eight goals with five assists from [39 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/conor-gallagher/leistungsdaten/spieler/488362/plus/0?saison=2021) last season, but it doesn’t appear he’ll be attainable as [Chelsea plan to play him](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/thomas-tuchel-conor-gallagher-chelsea-24108937).

The 22-year-old was deemed surplus to requirements by Thomas Tuchel, so he was loaned out to Crystal Palace and was outstanding in South London. Not only did Gallagher have a hand in [11 goals](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/375621/Show/Conor-Gallagher) from 34 Premier League outings, he created 38 chances and made 43 successful dribbles while averaging a tackle (68) or interception (29) every 29 minutes.

The England international has impressed Tuchel enough to earn a spot in Chelsea’s first-team, so Villa are likely to miss out.

***[In other news, Steven Gerrard should keep Frederic Guilbert and loan out Kaine Kessler Hayden](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/07/09/steven-gerrard-should-keep-frederic-guilbert-and-loan-out-kaine-kesler-hayden/)***