{"id":10725,"date":"2021-08-17T16:40:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T11:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=138689"},"modified":"2021-08-17T16:40:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T11:10:39","slug":"english-striker-tammy-abraham-joins-jose-mourinhos-roma-in-e40m-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/english-striker-tammy-abraham-joins-jose-mourinhos-roma-in-e40m-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"English striker Tammy Abraham joins Jose Mourinho\u2019s Roma in \u20ac40m deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tammy Abraham who returned to Chelsea FC back in 2019 after his loan spell from Aston Villa, was given the number 9 jersey. He was very delighted to play at the striker\u2019s position for his academy club. He also scored a hat-trick for Chelsea in the 2019\/20 Premier League season against Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year old flew to Rome on Sunday to complete his medical and to sign the official contract with Roma. The former Chelsea striker has signed a five-year contract with the Serie A side (AS Roma FC). 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CSrC1aYqawz\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by AS Roma (@officialasroma)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can sense when a club rants you \u2013 and Roma made their interest clear immediately. Roma is a club that deserves to be fighting for titles and trophies,\u201d Abraham said in the Romapress podcast.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd25 9\u20e3 \ud83d\udd25 \ud835\udddd\ud835\udde0 \ud83d\udd25<br \/>     <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ASRoma?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ASRoma<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ozDyonUyY\">pic.twitter.com\/3ozDyonUyY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASRomaEN\/status\/1427582401513934850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tammy, 23, joined Chelsea at the under-eight level. Mourinho closely saw him when he was the manager of Chelsea FC at that time. Mourinho always liked him and sees him as a proper number 9 player. This year he joined AS Roma because Jose wanted a striker as Edin Dzeko the former Roma striker left the club and joined the last year Serie A champions, Inter Milan just two days back. The club has also announced that Tammy Abraham will be given the number 9 shirt at Roma.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New No. 9\u20e3 \u2026 \ud835\ude4e\ud835\ude4a\ud835\ude4d\ud835\ude4f\ud835\ude40\ud835\ude3f \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Roma, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tammyabraham?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tammyabraham<\/a>! \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ASRoma?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ASRoma<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBFootball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RdxjcL5br5\">pic.twitter.com\/RdxjcL5br5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ASRomaEN\/status\/1427574499260567554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a massive honour to be the No. 9 at this club and I just can\u2019t wait to get started and to help the team,\u201d the English striker added.<\/p>\n<p>Tammy Abraham said he is excited to play for the club and he just can\u2019t wait to start a new phase of his career at Roma. As, AS Roma FC has officially announced the Tammy Abraham deal, he became AS Roma\u2019s fourth signing of this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Official and confirmed. Tammy Abraham joins AS Roma on permanent deal [NO loan] for \u20ac40m paid in installments plus \u20ac5m add ons. \ud83d\udd35 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ASRoma?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ASRoma<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tammy signs until June 2026, \u20ac4\/5m salary net per season. Chelsea have a buy-back clause valid from June 2023 for \u20ac80m.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1427572719680372736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Premier League side Chelsea FC took over to thank the player.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tammyabraham?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tammyabraham<\/a>. \ud83d\udc99 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iqXLMnTe2B\">pic.twitter.com\/iqXLMnTe2B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaFC\/status\/1427573160346542107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tammy Abraham has officially joined the Serie A side AS Roma FC. 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