Tottenham Flop Conor Gallagher is a ‘Shadow of His Former Self’

Tottenham Hotspur were relatively quiet in the January transfer window and when you look at their form and position in the Premier League table, you wonder if they should have done more.

Of course, Spurs wanted to bring Antoine Semenyo to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last month, but the Ghana international respectfully rejected them and chose to join title-chasing Manchester City instead.

Meanwhile, Tottenham are 16th and just four points above the relegation zone following the 4-1 home defeat to arch-enemies Arsenal on Sunday, and they are deep in a genuine relegation battle alongside the likes of West Ham United and Nottingham Forest.

The January additions that did arrive – Conor Gallagher and Souza – have failed to make much of an impact with the north London outfit still without a league win in 2026, with just two in their previous 18 Premier League games.

Conor Gallagher Arrived With Big Expectations

A long-term transfer target for Tottenham, there was excitement when they hijacked Aston Villa’s deal to sign the England international last month, given his Premier League experience and the fact he was joining from Atletico Madrid.

Spurs blew Villa’s offer out of the water as they agreed a deal for Gallagher to join permanently right away, with a £35m deal quickly completed on a £200,000-a-week salary.

The Englishman’s non-stop running, leadership and goalscoring threat were seen to be attributes that could really help this Tottenham team move up the table, but it has so far failed to materialise.

TalkSPORT pundit Gabby Agbonlahor has labelled him a ‘shadow of his former self’, saying Villa dodged a bullet by not signing him.

Gallagher Making No Impact on Matches

The 26-year-old made the move to Tottenham hoping to play regularly and boost his chances of being named in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the 2026 World Cup, but it’s difficult to see that happening.

While the midfielder has started all six of Spurs’ Premier League matches since he joined, he is already looking like a big-money flop, when you take into account his wages and transfer fee.

Gallagher has made little to no impact so far and hasn’t been helped by the absence of the likes of James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski through injury, which has brought more onus on him to create for his teammates from the centre of the park.

While he did get an assist against Manchester City, creativity isn’t one of the Englishman’s main strengths and he quickly needs to show a lot more to help stop Tottenham being dragged into the bottom three, with the other teams around them in better form currently.

With so many injuries and absences for Spurs at the moment, Gallagher is one of their most senior and experienced players available and now he needs to step up, starting at Fulham this weekend.

Who is Tottenham’s Biggest Transfer Flop?

GIVEMESPORT asked ChatGPT who should be considered as Tottenham’s biggest transfer flop, and this is what it said:

‘One of Tottenham Hotspur’s most widely cited transfer flops is Tanguy Ndombele. Signed for around a club-record fee from Lyon in 2019, he never justified that outlay at Spurs — showing glimpses of talent but failing to consistently impact matches, spending much of his contract out on loan before leaving by mutual consent, meaning the club got little to no return on the big spend. Other costly misfires often mentioned include Roberto Soldado and Vincent Janssen, but Ndombele’s combination of high fee and lack of return usually puts him at the top of flop lists.’

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