TAMMY ABRAHAM is set to fly to Italy today to complete his transfer to Roma, according to reports.
The Chelsea striker, 23, has agreed a £34million transfer to the Serie A giants.
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According to Sky Italia, Roma general manager Tiago Pinto held positive talks with Abraham in London on Thursday.
And now the Blues’ academy graduate looks on course to seal the switch, believing he will play a key role under new boss Jose Mourinho.
The report adds he will undergo a medical at Rome’s Villa Stuart Clinic this afternoon.
And assuming there are no issues, Abraham shall put pen to paper on a five-year contract at the Stadio Olimpico worth £4m per year after tax – taking home £80,000 per week.
It is understood Chelsea have inserted a £68m buy-back clause into the deal.
However, that cannot be triggered by the Stamford Bridge club until the summer of 2023 at the earliest.
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Roma beat off the likes of Arsenal and Italian side Atalanta to land Abraham, with Chelsea preferring to sell him abroad rather than to a rival Premier League club.
The imminent transfer ends Abraham’s 17-year affiliation with the club.
He joined the academy at Under-8s level and became a first-team regular after loans with Bristol City, Swansea and Aston Villa.
In 82 first-team appearances for the Blues, he managed 30 goals – including 12 last season to make him the joint-top scorer.
However, after Thomas Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard in the dugout, his opportunities dried up.
And the club-record £97.5m arrival of Romelu Lukaku ensured he slipped down the pecking order again.
Tuchel admitted this week he was partly to blame for Abraham’s lack of progression in 2021.
The German said: “Tammy is right now in the squad. He did some good preparation matches.
“He was clearly not happy with the last half a year and maybe he has reason also not to be happy and maybe it was also my fault not to push him, not to trust him on the same level I maybe trusted other players.
“I can absolutely understand that he wants more minutes.
“So the decision will be ‘How do we plan, what are Tammy’s plans, does he fight his way back into the team from the position where he ended last season or does he want to change club to have the chance of being a regular starter?'”
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Lukaku was not ready to be involved in yesterday’s 3-0 win over Crystal Palace as Timo Werner led the line while Abraham was an unused sub.
The goals came from Marcos Alonso, Christian Pulisic and a stunner from Premier League debutant Trevoh Chalobah.
Abraham follows Olivier Giroud out of the Stamford Bridge exit door to Italy after his AC Milan switch this summer while Michy Batshuayi is expected to join Besiktas.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
