Conor Gallagher has loved a great begin since arriving at Atlético Madrid from Chelsea on August twenty first.
The midfielder spent over a decade with Chelsea’s youth system and made his approach into their senior group in 2019. He spent 5 years with the Blues first group earlier than leaving them for the La Liga aspect.
On Sunday, the 24-year-old scored his first purpose for Atlético of their 3-0 win over Valencia on the Wanda Metropolitano. After the tie, the previous Chelsea man spoke to the membership’s official channels, relayed by Atlético’s account on X.
The England worldwide is happy with life after swapping Chelsea for Diego Simeone’s aspect in the summertime window.
“I’m really happy. Really excited. Very proud to play for this football club and get my first goal. My family have been watching and they are happy and proud as well. It’s a really happy day for us,” he stated.
The midfielder was on the pitch for the complete sport in opposition to Los Ches on the weekend. Prior to that, the previous Chelsea man final performed 90 minutes in opposition to Manchester City in April. He now needs to take pleasure in extra minutes and likewise set objectives at Atlético.
“Very tired. I’ve not played 90 minutes for a while. So, it’s really good to play the full game and get my fitness back up to 100% or close to [it]. Hopefully, it’s time to push on and keep performing well,” he added.
Conor Gallagher was already a favorite for Atlético Madrid followers, even earlier than he’d performed a minute for them.
Now his star is just rising additional.