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By Tom Gott Chelsea have held talks with Aston Villa over a deal to sell midfielder Conor Gallagher, a report has revealed. Gallagher is available for transfer this summer as he enters the final 12 months of his contract, with Chelsea’s decision-makers keen to capitalise on the profit that comes from selling academy graduates. Tottenham Hotspur are long-term admirers of Gallagher, who they tried to sign last summer, but The Athletic note that Villa have made the first move to try and sign the 24-year-old. Villa have spoken with both Chelsea and Gallagher’s representatives as they seek to bolst…

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