Overview
- In an interview with AS, Gallagher said he is not satisfied with limited playing time but stressed he wants to win titles with Atlético and earn a bigger role.
- Manchester United are reported to be interested in the 25-year-old, and former United defender Paul Parker publicly urged the club to target him in January.
- Gallagher has appeared in every La Liga match this season yet has started only two, highlighting his reduced status under Diego Simeone.
- Reports in Spain place him behind Pablo Barrios, Koke and Johnny Cardoso in the midfield pecking order, with Alex Baena preferred in a recent fixture.
- He acknowledges that regular minutes are crucial to his 2026 World Cup hopes with England, but there have been no official moves on an exit and a mid-season deal is described as complicated.