Former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino says they must keep hold of Conor Gallagher.
Gallagher is currently starring on-loan with Crystal Palace.
Cascarino told talkSPORT: “NO! He can't leave – they can't let this one go.
“Too many great players have left Chelsea and have gone elsewhere. This one, I think it'll be a bridge too far to let him go.
He does one thing Chelsea haven't got – they haven't got a proper goalscoring midfielder.
“And I mean more centrally. They've got lots of wide men who can chip in goals and sometimes Mason Mount can play more centrally, [Callum] Hudson-Odoi can come inside into positions to score goals.
“But, for me, Conor Gallagher is like N'Golo Kante with goals.
“Kante is a brilliant player, he does so many good things for the side, but he has never got goals and I see that in Conor Gallagher.
“I think he can do what Kante can do, and give you a return of goals in numbers as well.
“He can get into the 18-yard box and ten seconds later he can make a tackle in his own 18-yard box. There aren't many players in the game who can do that, and Conor Gallagher is one of them.
“I'd be amazed if Tuchel doesn't have him back for next season, to be ready to fight for a place in that Chelsea starting line-up."
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