Conor Gallagher relishing chance to play for Atlético Madrid after delay
Move from Chelsea held up by Omorodion deal collapse‘I was always confident that the deal would be done’
Conor Gallagher arrived for his first appearance at the Metropolitano on Wednesday night flanked by fireworks and Harley-Davidsons, engines revving and Atlético Madrid fans chanting his name. “I loved every minute of it,” the England midfielder said when he returned for a second time on Friday and described his presentation alongside his fellow summer signings Julián Álvarez, Alexander Sørloth and Robin Le Normand as “a taster of what’s to come” that “makes me even more excited to play in this stadium”.
This time it was quieter and Gallagher came alone. Getting there had taken longer than anyone anticipated and the Atlético president, Enrique Cerezo, said the deal had “not been easy” amid “complicated negotiations”. The Englishman, though, insisted that he never doubted that he would leave Stamford Bridge for Spain.
