Crystal Palace want Conor Gallagher return as Steve Parish insists: ‘There’s no limit to our ambition’

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish says he would “love” to have Conor Gallagher back at Selhurst Park next season.

Parish also discussed plans to keep the club’s best young talent and told fans “there’s no limit to our ambition” ahead of the transfer window.

Gallagher has been an unqualified success during his season-long loan from Chelsea, scoring eight times in the Premier League and helping Patrick Vieira’s new-look side to reach the FA Cup semi-finals, where he was unable to play against his parent club at Wembley.

The 22-year-old’s form has also catapulted him into Gareth Southgate’s England squad ahead of the World Cup and last night he was voted Palace’s Player of the Season by fans.

Parish was met with chants of Gallagher’s name while on stage at the ceremony at BOXPARK Croydon and joked he would hold a whip-round to raise a transfer fee.

But discussing the midfielder’s future afterwards, Parish said: “Obviously with Conor, we’ve got to see what we can do there. He’s going back and we’ve got to either replace him or see if we can get him back. That’s not in our hands entirely so we have to accept that.

“His future and that decision lies not with us but with him and Chelsea. Once they decide what their choice is, they know where we are and what we want, we’re not going to pretend any different.

“We’ll be there and if everybody thinks it’s the right thing for him to come back, then we would love it. If it doesn’t work out, we wish him all the best as well.”

Palace’s transfer business last summer involved a huge turnover of players coinciding with the departure of Roy Hodgson and a raft of signings laid the foundation for a complete transformation in playing style under Vieira.

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