Former Premier League full-back Alan Hutton believes that Tammy Abraham would return to Chelsea if he is guaranteed game-time.
According to Fabrizio Romano’s Caught Offside column (via GOAL), the Blues have the option to trigger the 24-year-old’s €80m (£72m) buyback clause, which becomes active next July.
The Englishman joined Roma from Chelsea in the summer of 2021 for £34m and has gone on to score 29 goals in 61 appearances for the Serie A outfit. However, according to Italian media outlet Corriere dello Sport the striker is keen on a return to the Premier League ‘as soon as possible’.
He seemingly doesn’t see his future in Italy, and with Inter Milan optimistic of holding onto on-loan Chelsea marksman Romelu Lukaku, Hutton believes that Abraham could be a terrific option for Graham Potter to consider.
However, the ex-Aston Villa defender believes that his former team-mate would only agree a Stamford Bridge return if he is guaranteed regular minutes in west London.
Abraham return possible
The 37-year-old told Football Insider: “(Pierre-Emerick) Aubameyang, moving forward, for the next three, four, five years, he’s not the guy I don’t think. (Romelu) Lukaku will try and leave in my opinion, it’s just whether they get the money back for him.
“Tammy’s a Chelsea boy. I played with him at Aston Villa, he’s a great guy, he just wants to learn, he’s hungry to do well and it must have been a difficult decision for him to leave because Chelsea’s his team.
“He’s gone away and flourished and he’s done brilliantly under [Jose] Mourinho at Roma. Would he want to go back? Probably because that’s his team.
“There’s no reason to move back there to then not play. He would need some sort of guarantee that he is the main man. It will be a difficult choice for him, pulling the heartstrings a wee bit. But I think at this moment in time he’s doing really well.“
Will there be a second coming?
The 11-cap England striker could indeed be brought back to west London by Todd Boehly after flourishing on the continent.
Abraham scored 27 goals in all competitions last season, including 17 in Serie A, with BT Sport labelling the 6 foot 4 frontman ‘mercurial’ as he grabbed his ninth in the Europa Conference League en route to the Giallorossi winning the trophy.
He has been directly involved in three goals throughout seven league appearances so far this term and could benefit from the recent change in the Chelsea dugout after falling out of favour under Thomas Tuchel.
The £112k-per-week predator was among Frank Lampard’s favourites during the ex-midfielder’s tenure in charge and was the club’s highest scorer under the now-Everton boss, so the 24-year-old may feel that he has unfinished business with the Blues.
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