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New Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca 'set to raid former club Leicester for £40m-rated star to replace Conor Gallagher', as Tottenham and Aston Villa eye moves for the England midfielder

New Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca will reportedly raid former club Leicester by targeting a Foxes midfielder to replace Conor Gallagher.

Gallagher looks set for the exit this summer, with Aston Villa and Tottenham keen on the England international as he enters the final year of his contract at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea and Villa have reportedly held preliminary talks, with Villa manager Unai Emery a 'huge admirer' of the 24-year-old.

As reported by The Sun, Chelsea will seek a like-for-like replacement for Gallagher by targeting Dewsbury-Hall, who was managed by Maresca this season.