Arsenal blow as Tammy Abraham ‘has landed in Rome’ to endure Roma medical as Chelsea agree £34million switch payment for striker

Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has landed in Rome on Sunday, in accordance with experiences, with the Englishman now set to endure a medical with the Italian membership.

The Blues have negotiated a deal to promote Abraham to Jose Mourinho’s new aspect for round £34million [€40m].

In response to switch guru Fabrizio Romano, all events concerned labored all through Saturday evening and the early hours of Sunday morning to thrash out a deal.

It’s claimed Abraham set off for the Italian capital and touched down in his new house on Sunday afternoon.

In response to Romano, a deal of €40m plus €5m in add ons has been agreed with Chelsea.

The Blues are additionally mentioned to have inserted a buy-back clause for €80m [around £68m], however that doesn’t come into have an effect on till after June 2023.

Abraham has been provided a surprising deal to maneuver to Italy, with Roma made to work onerous to persuade the 21-year-old Chelsea youth product to depart west London.

Roma’s basic supervisor Tiago Pinto travelled to London to carry talks with the striker, the place Corriere dello Sport declare Pinto ‘drew all his playing cards’ by providing Abraham the quantity 9 shirt, a assured beginning spot and a surprising €4.5m [£3.8m] per season wage to persuade him to maneuver to the Italian capital.

The membership’s new supervisor, two-time ex-Chelsea boss Mourinho, was even mentioned to have known as Abraham in additional makes an attempt to seal the deal.

And it’s reported to have had the specified have an effect on, with the stiker now in Rome to endure his medical with the membership and, all being effectively, signal on the dotted line.

The information is a blow for Arsenal, who had not given up signing the Blues frontman.

On the again of a demoralising 2-Zero loss to newly promoted Brentford within the opening sport of the season, the Gunners may actually do with a recognised striker and it was claimed they nonetheless harboured hopes of doing a deal for Abraham.

Since Thomas Tuchel’s appointment, Abraham has fallen closely down the pecking order.

For a striker who could have goals of getting again into the England squad, his transfer to Roma may increase his hopes of reviving his Three Lions profession.

Abraham featured prominently below former supervisor Frank Lampard and that religion was rewarded in his first full season within the Premier League.

He netted 15 occasions in 34 apperances as he helped his former supervisor end fourth within the 2019/20 season.

The next summer time noticed his place come below significantly extra risk with Timo Werner’s signing and after Lampard’s sacking sport time got here at a premium.

The striker is undoubtedly out of favour with Tuchel and after the German supervisor signed Romelu Lukaku for a membership report £97.5m, his days at Chelsea appeared all however over.

However it seems one boss who was impressed together with his 12 objectives final season was ex-Tottenham supervisor Mourinho, who’s now shut to creating him a Roma participant.

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