AS Roma are reportedly keen to offload Tammy Abraham this summer (Image: Getty)
Arsenal could end their search for a striker by pursuing boyhood fan Tammy Abraham this summer.
Mikel Arteta is keen to strengthen up top this summer, having put his side’s pursuit of a No. 9 in January on halt to entrust Kai Havertz with leading the line at the Emirates Stadium for the remainder of the campaign.
With Benjamin Sesko opting to remain at RB Leipzig and Joshua Zirkzee attracting widespread interest, Arsenal may be forced to look outside of the box when assessing their potential targets.
The Gunners have never been shy of pouncing on market opportunities, as shown by their quick-fire deal for Leandro Trossard in 2023, and Abraham’s situation at AS Roma could be another situation which catches their eye.
According to talkSPORT, the ex-Chelsea star is available for a ‘cut-price’ fee of £26million this summer and a return to England is firmly on the cards.
Roma are ‘touting’ the forward to Premier League clubs in the hope of stirring up interest in the 26-year-old, with Aston Villa, Everton and Tottenham cited as potentially interested outfits.
Mikel Arteta is keen to bolster his forward ranks this summer (Image: Getty)
Abraham has impressed in the Serie A when he has been fit, though he was limited to a handful of minutes since his return to full fitness in April. Before that, he suffered an ACL injury that left him sidelined for over 10 months.
Although he has a history with rivals Chelsea, a move to the Gunners could prove hard to turn down for Abraham given his adoration of the club.
The England international has admitted previously that he grew up supporting Arsenal, telling Eurosport it was a ‘family thing’ in 2017, and he came close to joining his boyhood side before a move to Roma came to fruition.
Speaking about the potential deal, he told FourFourTwo: “It was time to move on from Chelsea, and I was talking to various clubs in England and Europe.
Tammy Abraham came through the academy at Chelsea (Image: Getty)
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“My focus was on a certain London club. I didn’t have to move anywhere, I was familiar with the area… it was Arsenal. My dad is a massive Arsenal fan, so he was very keen on it, and everything was going well.
“Then Jose called. I never usually answer numbers I don’t have saved in my contacts. But he said, ‘Hi Tammy, it’s Jose’. I was like, ‘Wow, that’s a surprise!’ He asked how the family was. I was familiar with him because he knew me as a kid at Chelsea.
“He asked me, ‘Are you ready to leave the bad weather behind and come to sunny Rome?’ I laughed, we spoke a bit more, he told me about the project, his ambitions for the team.”
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1910946/Arsenal-transfer-news-Tammy-Abraham-Chelsea