Crystal Palace chairman declares interest in signing Gallagher & Loftus-Cheek

"The player is the number one person," Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish said of Conor Gallagher.

"He knows exactly what his priorities are and he knows exactly what he's doing.

"Conor will work out what he thinks the best thing for him is and that will be the catalyst for it.

"If there's an opportunity to get him or even Ruben Loftus-Cheek then of course.

"These are top players and it's been brilliant having him here this year, not just because of what he does on the pitch."

Gallagher has been absolutely spectacular at Crystal Palace under Patrick Vieira's guidance. It's obvious that they want to sign him permanently but it is believed that Chelsea are not even considering selling the midfielder.

Loftus-Cheek spent the 2017/18 season on loan at Selhurst Park. Rubes put in an excellent display in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday, in which he scored a goal for the Blues against Palace. It was recently reported that his priority is to stay at Chelsea.