Here is your Chelsea morning digest on Thursday, October 20.
Gallagher substitution explained
Mateo Kovacic replaced Gallagher inside the opening quarter of an hour of Chelsea's clash with Brentford due to a suspected injury. At first, it seemed as if the 22-year-old had picked up a knee injury after the ball was seen to canon onto his knee with his leg planted in the turf.
But, it turns out that Gallagher just felt ill, which is a huge relief. Speaking on the midfielder, Potter said: "Conor felt ill like he was going to be sick.
"You could probably see that in the first 15 mins, he wasn't quite himself. Hopefully, it's just a 24-hour thing."
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Chelsea legend slams Mason Mount critics
Chelsea legend Pat Nevin has slammed 'daft' criticism of Mason Mount, with Blues boss Graham Potter also questioning doubts over the 23-year-old's ability.
Nevin has joined Potter in leaping to the defence of the 23-year-old in his latest column on the official Chelsea website. Nevin wrote: "You do get asked some fairly daft questions when you work in certain parts of the media.
"A few weeks ago, someone seriously asked me if I thought Mason Mount's position at the World Cup for England, his place in the Chelsea team, and indeed in the Chelsea squad, were all in danger. I had to ask if we were talking about the same guy.
I said: 'Are you talking about the recent Chelsea Player of the Year, who is among the most talented players of his generation, who has been working harder than anyone else in the league and can play brilliantly in just about any position, and just about never misses a game?'"
Chelsea dealt a double transfer blow
Inter Milan centre-back Milan Skriniar and AC Milan winger Rafael Leao are each preparing to sign new contracts at their San Siro clubs, dealing major transfer blows to Chelsea, according to the Evening Standard.
Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta said: "We'll meet with Milan Skriniar agents after the game versus Viktoria Plzen. There are chances to reach an agreement on a new deal."
Meanwhile, AC Milan director of football Frederic Massara insisted he was 'confident' that Leao would sign a new deal at the club in the coming days.
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