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Todd Boehly has £70m transfer option to solve Chelsea issue and reverse Thomas Tuchel decision
Chelsea transfer news: Tammy Abraham left the Blues in 2021 to join Italian side AS Roma but Todd Boehly could benefit from a decision from the previous ownership to bring the striker back to Cobham
Chelsea’s ongoing issues in the final third this season have placed further emphasis on a need for an out-and-out goalscorer. The blues have scored the fewest number of goals in the league’s top 11 and have only scored more than one in seven Premier League games.
Todd Boehly may be forced to offer his hand elsewhere and a possible return to Stamford Bridge for Tammy Abraham could be back on the cards.
Chelsea retain a strong interest in the AS Roma striker and possess a £70.8 million buy back clause in his contract negotiated by Marina Granovskaia – which becomes active in the summer.
A high fee for a striker with only seven goals in all competitions this season. However, last season, Abraham was one of Europe’s highest scorers with 27 goals to help Roma win the UEFA Conference League.
Costing Roma £36m after Thomas Tuchel came to a decision of not fancying the striker, Abraham answered all his critics in emphatic style at the Stadio Olimpico and was unfortunate to not be named in Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad.
Reports in the past have claimed the 25-year-old is desperate for a return to the Premier League ‘as soon as possible’. However, the striker has rebuffed the claims. “The first day I arrived at Roma, I felt at home. I’m in no hurry to get back to the Premier League because I can express my way of playing here. In Italy, I feel happy in every respect,”
