Chelsea have had a pretty busy summer transfer window so far even though it is yet to really kick into action for others.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is the latest arrival at Stamford Bridge after he joined from newly-promoted Leicester City.
The 25-year-old reunites with manager Enzo Maresca after the duo played a key role in the Foxes making an instant return to the Premier League.
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There will be many Chelsea fans who are questioning some of the deals they have concluded so far because they probably expected a higher calibre of player.
Dewsbury-Hall was a standout performer in the Championship, scoring 12 goals and supplying 14 assists from the middle of the park.
He has only scored three goals and supplied four assists in 59 matches in the Premier League, but he is more mature and a much better player now.
Despite that, Gab Marcotti feels Dewsbury-Hall might not be the answer for Chelsea and that they probably signed the wrong Leicester player.
The European football expert put forward the name of ex-Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Winks after he started every Championship game last term, bar one.
Marcotti pointed out that Winks is the one to play the midfield role Maresca wants, as this now puts in further doubt the future of Conor Gallagher, as he told ESPN.
Chelsea should have signed Harry Winks instead of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
“I mean Maresca must like him,” said Marcotti. “It’s not an enormous amount of money to spend. Sure, why not?
“I would have thought, if you are going to replicate, then Harry Winks would have been the guy he signs or somebody who can do Harry Winks-type stuff. I am not comfortable with Enzo (Fernandez) in the playmaker role. I just don’t think that’s his position. And obviously, Dewsbury-Hall doesn’t do that and Caicedo doesn’t do that either. Gallagher either.
“I think this means that Gallagher is gone, but I think we kind of saw that happening.”
Conor Gallagher to leave Chelsea
There has been a lot of noise around Gallagher’s future and you feel that has now just gone up a level with the arrival of Dewsbury-Hall.
Gallagher is currently at Euro 2024, so you imagine if anything happens, then fans will have to wait until England’s summer tournament is over.
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The issue with Gallagher is that he has 12 months left on his Chelsea contract and there aren’t any signs he will be offered a new deal by the powers that be.
Sources have told HITC that the likes of Tottenham and Aston Villa are keen on the English midfielder.
And you feel Chelsea will be even more keen to sell now that they have brought in more legs for the very position Gallagher plays.
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