Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham looks as though he could leave Stamford Bridge this summer, having started just three Premier League games since Boxing Day, of which he was substituted at half time in matches against Southampton and Burnley.
At present, Abraham is Chelsea’s joint top scorer with 12 goals in 32 matches, averaging a goal every 128 minutes, with only Olivier Giroud having a better strike rate at the club by 22 minutes.
Aston Villa are the favourites to sign Abraham in the upcoming transfer window. Abraham spent a season on loan at Villa Park back in 2018/19 and managed to score 26 in 40 appearances for the Villains as they earned promotion from the Championship via the playoffs.
Villa manager Dean Smith will evidently know the qualities that the Chelsea striker has, hence for his interest in signing Abraham. At present, Villa have very little quality in depth in the striker area, as Keinan Davis is often used as the backup to Ollie Watkins, but has only played 168 minutes, whilst former Club Brugge man Wesley has failed to live up to potential so far due to a lengthy spell on the side-lines due to injury.
West Ham are also interested in Abraham, as they have no depth past Michail Antonio in the striker position following the sale of Sebastien Haller to Ajax in January.
Antonio has had a good season for the Hammers, scoring nine and assisting five goals in 23 matches, but he has missed 12 games through injury, showing that the Hammers will need reinforcements if they are to maintain challenges for the European places in coming seasons.
The signing of Abraham would also give West Ham a younger option who could be at the London Stadium in the long-term future, as Antonio is 31-years-old, whereas Abraham is eight years younger.
Abraham is also subject to interest from Leicester City. The Foxes are rumoured to be in the market for a long-term replacement for Jamie Vardy in the summer, as the former Fleetwood Town man I set to turn 35-year-old next year.
Leicester have often played the strike pairing of Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho together which has been a success for the Foxes, however, if they are to stick to a two-striker formation then they will likely need another striker to add depth to this area, of which Abraham would.
Leicester have the odds of 5/1 to sign Abraham in the upcoming transfer window.
Arsenal have also been linked with a move for Abraham, as they look to add more depth to their central attacking options, as the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has often been deployed as a left forward.
The Gunners have a history in recent years of purchasing former Chelsea players in David Luiz and Willian, however, with the likes of Alexandre Lacazette only having one year left on his current deal at the Emirates Stadium and being linked with a return to Lyon, perhaps a move for Abraham would make sense, as he would be on a smaller wage than the Frenchman and would offer Arsenal more of a physical presence in the penalty area.
Arsenal are priced at 16/1 to sign the Chelsea striker this summer.
The final team on this list of those that are interested in Abraham is Everton.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side could arguably need more strikers, as the Italian has used several different formations this campaign, such as a 4-4-2 and a 4-1-2-1-2 narrow diamond, hence for the loan signing of Josh King from Bournemouth in January.
King is set to leave the Vitality on a free transfer at the end of the season and has been linked with a move to Celtic if Eddie Howe gets the job there, meaning that Everton will likely be a striker or two short which would open up room for Abraham to join the Toffees.
An issue Everton have had this season is goalscoring, as they are currently the 11th top scorers in the Premier League with 46 goals in 34 matches, a statistic that they will need to drastically improve on if they are to challenge for European football on a regular basis.
Abraham is priced at 16/1 to make the switch to Goodison Park.
