Roma
have agreed a £34m deal to sign Tammy Abraham from Chelsea, reports Sky in
Italy.
The 23-year-old striker must now decide if he wants to join the Italian
club, who are managed by former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.
Fellow Serie A side Atalanta and Arsenal are also interested in Abraham, but
Chelsea's preference is to sell him to a foreign club, making a move to
their London rivals less likely.
Abraham fell out of favour at Chelsea midway through last season as Thomas
Tuchel replaced Frank Lampard as head coach and was left out of the squad
for May's Champions League final, despite being fully fit.
The imminent arrival of Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan is set to push
Abraham further down the pecking order and all but end the possibility of
him staying at Stamford Bridge.
Despite his limited game-time during the second half of last season, Abraham
ended the campaign as Chelsea's joint-top scorer with 12 goals.
He has featured in each of Chelsea's three pre-season friendlies and could
be involved as they take on Villarreal in the Super Cup final on Wednesday.
Mourinho was in charge at Stamford Bridge as Abraham was coming through the
Chelsea academy, but the forward didn't make his first senior appearance for
the Blues until after the Portuguese had left the club.
Abraham's form for Chelsea under Lampard saw him feature for England in Euro
2020 qualifying and in their most recent Nations League campaign, but a lack
of playing time under Tuchel saw him fall out of Gareth Southgate's plans in
the months before this summer's tournament.
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