Arsenal were interested in previous Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham in advance of he moved to Jose Mourinho’s Roma very last summer.
Abraham starred in Frank Lampard’s side in the 2019-20 season, scoring 15 moments in 34 Leading League appearances.
But the England global fell out of favour under Thomas Tuchel and was placed on the transfer checklist.
Abraham was then issue to desire from Arsenal, in accordance to Caught Offside, ahead of he eventually chose to website link up with ex-Chelsea manager Mourinho in Rome for £34 million.
The 24-yr-previous has uncovered his goalscoring variety in Italy, netting 17 instances in Serie A very last season.
And journalist Fabrizio Romano claims that Abraham is delighted to stay at the Stadio Olimpico for the foreseeable upcoming.
“Abraham is more than satisfied in Rome, with the club, the metropolis, and with Jose Mourinho,” he reported.
However, irrespective of his impressive performances, Arsenal will be grateful to Mourinho for signing Abraham, as they have due to the fact ended up with a much better ahead by themselves.
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Tammy Abraham is a Leading League proven striker, just one that would have served Arsenal in previous season’s drive for the Champions league locations.
But in missing out on him, and sticking with their present ahead line for a further marketing campaign, the option arose this summer months to signal Gabriel Jesus as their ‘number nine’.
Paulo Dybala and Tammy Abraham are actually shaping up to be a high quality duo.
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— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) September 12, 2022
And whilst Jesus’ best Premier League goal tally to day is only 14, he is plainly a greater selection to lead the line at the Emirates Stadium.
The Brazilian’s goal record is even now outstanding, offered he was generally backing up Sergio Aguero or performed on the wing at Manchester City.
But the most significant variance to Abraham is in his all-spherical activity Jesus’ 8 assists in the 2021-22 season reveal how properly he can produce odds for others.
Their goal outputs may perhaps have been comparable in an Arsenal shirt, but the likes of Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Martinelli will advantage far additional from taking part in with Jesus than Abraham.
