Striker Tammy Abraham has accomplished a 40m euro (£34m) transfer to Italian facet Roma from Chelsea.
Abraham, Chelsea’s joint prime scorer final season, joins the Serie A membership – managed by former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho – on a five-year deal.
It’s understood the deal for the 23-year-old England worldwide features a buy-back clause set at £68m.
“You may sense when a membership actually needs you – and Roma made their curiosity clear instantly,” stated Abraham.
“Roma is a membership that deserves to be combating for titles and trophies. I’ve had the expertise of profitable main trophies and I wish to be in these competitions once more – so I wish to assist this staff to attain that and get to the extent the place Roma must be.
“It is a huge honour to be the quantity 9 at this membership and I simply can’t wait to get began and to assist the staff.”
Abraham, who has had mortgage spells at Swindon City, Swansea Metropolis and Aston Villa, flew to Italy on Sunday for a medical after Roma struck a cope with European champions Chelsea over the weekend.
The Premier League membership re-signed their former striker Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan for £97.5m on Thursday.
Abraham, who has gained six England caps, scored 30 objectives in 82 appearances for Chelsea, having joined them on the age of seven.
The buy-back clause can’t be triggered till the Chelsea academy graduate has accomplished two seasons with Roma.
Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia stated: “Tammy will all the time be welcomed again at Stamford Bridge as one among our personal.
“Now we have all loved watching his progress by our academy and into the first-team squad, and are grateful for his contribution to our successes at senior and youth stage.”
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