Tammy Abraham AGREES to join Roma in £34m deal as Jose Mourinho finally lands his man, with the striker set to arrive in Italy TOMORROW to finalise his move from Chelsea
- Tammy Abraham has agreed to join Roma in A £34m transfer from Chelsea
- The striker had interest from Arsenal but has now decided to move to Italy
- The deal includes an option for Chelsea to buy Abraham back for £68m
Tammy Abraham has agreed to join Roma in a £34million deal.
The Chelsea striker is due to arrive at Rome’s Ciampino airport on Sunday afternoon with the Italian club’s sporting director Tiago Pinto.
Abraham was on the bench once again on Saturday and waved to supporters following Chelsea’s 3-0 win against Crystal Palace as he left the stadium with a suitcase in tow.
Tammy Abraham is leaving Chelsea after agreeing to join Roma in a £34m deal
The Chelsea striker had interest from Arsenal but has opted to move to Serie A with Roma
The deal with Roma is understood to include a buy back clause of around £68m.
Abraham, who had been waiting for Arsenal to firm up interest, has also spoken to Jose Mourinho who was keen to convince the 23-year old how big a role the England forward would have at Roma.
Abraham’s Chelsea teammate Michy Batshuayi is closing on a move to Turkish side Besiktas.
Jose Mourinho convinced Abraham to join him in Italy after losing Edin Dzeko to Inter Milan
Dzeko has already scored for his new club, having netted in a friendly before being announced
The 27-year-old Belgium striker joined from Marseille for £33m and has been on loan at Crystal Palace, Valencia and Borussia Dortmund.
Spanish side Alaves are confident of signing Chelsea defender Matt Miazga, 26, on loan whileChelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko is attracting attention from Rennes, AC Milan and Lyon.
Flamengo are offering Chelsea a loan with option to buy Kenedy.