{"id":207153,"date":"2025-10-17T19:02:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/207153\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T19:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:02:10","slug":"united-tipped-to-revive-conor-gallagher-pursuit-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/207153\/","title":{"rendered":"United tipped to revive Conor Gallagher pursuit in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Could INEOS bring the ex-Chelsea star back to England?. (Photo by Eddie Keogh\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Manchester United still hold \u2018genuine interest\u2019 in Conor Gallagher ahead of the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In the final week of the summer window, the<a href=\"https:\/\/strettynews.com\/2025\/09\/03\/fabrizio-romano-manchester-united-conor-gallagher-atletico-madrid-premier-league\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Red Devils submitted a loan offer for Gallagher<\/a>, but saw it rejected by Atletico Madrid, as they were only willing to facilitate a permanent deal.<\/p>\n<p>Conor Gallagher: The state of play<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2144\" height=\"1458\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/newcastle-united-v-atletico-madrid-pre-season-friendly-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-219153 has-webp\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:2144\/1458;max-width:2048px\"\/>Both United and Crystal Palace offered Gallagher routes back to the Premier League in August. (Photo by Stu Forster\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Cobham graduate joined Atletico in August 2024 in a deal worth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/articles\/ce933924n73o\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a333 million<\/a>. Chelsea fans opposed his transfer at the time, with reports suggesting the club only pushed for the agreement to generate pure profit and aid their PSR situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nonetheless, <a href=\"https:\/\/strettynews.com\/2024\/06\/21\/ineos-register-interest-in-pl-rivals-homegrown-talent-who-could-be-forced-out-for-ffp-boost\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gallagher put pen to paper on a five-year deal in the Spanish capital<\/a>, and has since played a sporadic role under Diego Simeone \u2013 particularly this season, whereby he\u2019s only started twice in the opening eight La Liga matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Last term, he was given the nod 19 times and made a further 13 appearances off the bench. In the Champions League, where Atletico reached the last-16 before being knocked out by rivals Real Madrid, he started four of the side\u2019s 10 matches played, being an unused substitute once.<\/p>\n<p>Will United pursue Gallagher in the winter?\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760727730_550_IMG_2785.jpeg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-222711 has-webp alignnone\" alt=\"Conor Gallagher looks on while warming up for Atletico Madrid.\"  data- style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/800;max-width:1200px\"\/>Gallagher isn\u2019t forced to see out the season in Madrid. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With United expected to be on the market for a midfield addition in 2026, there\u2019s a chance they could re-approach Atleti to gauge the feasibility of a deal materialising this time around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">From Gallagher\u2019s point of view, he\u2019ll be desperate to play as much as possible throughout the campaign in hopes he can make England\u2019s World Cup 2026 squad. He hasn\u2019t been called up to the national team setup since June 2025, meaning he has some work to do when it comes to impressing Thomas Tuchel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Speaking on the prospect of United returning for the 25-year-old in two months\u2019 time, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/unitedstandmufc\/status\/1978822907410178428?s=61\" rel=\"nofollow\">Ben Jacobs<\/a> told The United Stand: \u201cI expect Manchester United not to panic buy, but there will be names that, out of opportunity, out of a lack of gametime, out of unhappiness or just at the right price, could be available in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSo Jobe Bellingham, Conor Gallagher could be another. 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