Tammy Abraham at Roma, now it’s official. The Giallorossi club announced in a press release the definitive purchase from Chelsea of the English player “for a fixed consideration of 40 million euros”.
“The agreement – reads the note – also provides for variable bonuses linked to the achievement of certain sporting objectives by Roma and the player and a percentage on any excess in the event of future transfer of the rights relating to the player himself. The attacker 23-year-old signed a contract with the Giallorossi club until 30 June 2026 “.
“You feel when a club really wants you and Roma showed it to me in no uncertain terms”, Abraham’s first words as a Roma player. “This – he adds – is a club that deserves to fight for titles. I had the experience of winning important trophies and I intend to play that kind of competitions again: I want to help the team achieve this goal and bring Roma to the levels they deserve to be at. It is a great honor to be number 9 of this club and I am looking forward to getting started and helping the team. “
Abraham entered Chelsea’s youth academy at the age of eight until his first team debut. With the blues shirt he scored 32 goals in 80 appearances. The forward also gained loan experience at Swindon Town, Swansea City and Aston Villa. He made his England debut in 2017, scoring his first goal two years later against Montenegro. Abraham will wear the number 9 jersey.
“Despite being a very young player, with enormous room for growth, Tammy has already played more than 200 games and scored more than 100 goals, winning several important titles – said Tiago Pinto, general manager of the Roma sports area-. the choice to leave the Premier League and the team of his city shows with facts how much the boy deeply believes in the challenge of growing up and doing well at Roma. Bringing players who want to wear our shirt to the club is really very important for identity and membership, which we consider fundamental in our vision of the Club. ” Abraham is the fourth purchase of the Giallorossi summer market, after Rui Patricio, Eldor Shomurodov and Matias Vina.