Conor Gallagher shouldn’t be glad together with his taking part in time at Atletico Madrid however has no intention of returning to the Premier League in January.
Gallagher, who moved to Spain from Chelsea in August 2024, has appeared in every of Atletico’s 12 La Liga video games this season however has began simply twice.
He was linked with a transfer to Manchester United over the weekend however the 26-year-old insists he’s glad on the Metropolitano, though he concedes he isn’t glad with the quantity of minutes he’s getting.
In an interview with AS, he mentioned: “I’m not glad, I don’t suppose anybody can be in the event that they don’t play as a lot as they want, however I’ll proceed to work very exhausting to, each time I’ve the chance, assist the group and hopefully extra alternatives will come to be a starter.
“My girlfriend and I really like dwelling right here. It’s an unimaginable metropolis and we’re very glad.”
I need to win titles with Atletico Madrid – Gallagher
Requested a couple of January exit, he added: “I’m very glad right here. My objective is to win titles with Atleti and I need to have a extra essential function within the group. And, as I mentioned, I’ll proceed to work exhausting to play extra minutes and have the ability to assist the group.
“Generally it’s exhausting to go on for a couple of minutes and present the whole lot I can do. However, as I mentioned, an important factor is to do the perfect for the coach and for the group, and that’s what I’m making an attempt to attain proper now.”
Gallagher was part of the England squad at each the 2022 World Cup and 2024 European Championship however has fallen down the pecking order.
He nonetheless harbours ambitions of constructing the minimize for the World Cup subsequent summer season however admits it’s wanting more and more unlikely.
He mentioned: “That’s one among my objectives. I’ve spoken to [England coach] Thomas Tuchel and he has instructed me what he wants from me and what I’ve to do to get again into the group. And plainly, proper now, it is vitally tough for me to get to that time. However, as I mentioned earlier than, I’ll proceed to do my finest to have extra minutes and, hopefully, return to the nationwide group.”
Atletico are in a ‘nice second’
Atleti are fourth within the Liga desk, six factors behind leaders Actual Madrid. Diego Simeone’s facet go to Getafe this Sunday when home soccer resumes after the winter break.
“We began a bit gradual [this season] however now we’re in an incredible second,” mentioned Gallagher. ”We’re giving the whole lot in each match to get the three factors and the entire squad is dedicated, which is essential. Each the starters and people who depart the bench are crucial and I believe that has been demonstrated within the final month.”
