Abraham
has
signed
a
five-year
contract
with
the
Serie
A
club
to
fill
the
void
left
by
Edin
Dzeko’s
departure
to
Inter.
Chelsea
will
reportedly
receive
a
further
€5m
in
add-ons
and
have
an
option
to
re-sign
the
23-year-old,
who
fell
further
down
the
pecking
order
when
Romelu
Lukaku
returned
to
Stamford
Bridge
last
week.
Arsenal
were
linked
with
Abraham,
but
he
has
opted
to
try
and
kickstart
his
career
under
Jose
Mourinho
in
Rone.
“You
can
sense
when
a
club
really
wants
you
–
and
Roma
made
their
interest
clear
immediately,”
Abraham,
who
will
wear
the
number
nine
shirt,
told
Roma’s
official
website.
“Roma
is
a
club
that
deserves
to
be
fighting
for
titles
and
trophies.
I’ve
had
the
experience
of
winning
major
trophies
and
I
want
to
be
in
those
competitions
again
–
so
I
want
to
help
this
team
to
achieve
that
and
get
to
the
level
where
Roma
should
be.
“It’s
a
massive
honour
to
be
the
number
nine
at
this
club
and
I
just
can’t
wait
to
get
started
and
to
help
the
team.”
After
scoring
15
Premier
League
goals
for
the
Blues
in
the
2020-21
season
when
Frank
Lampard
was
in
charge,
Abraham
saw
his
opportunities
diminish
under
Thomas
Tuchel
last
term.
The
23-year-old
started
only
three
league
fixtures
following
the
appointment
of
Tuchel
in
late
January,
while
he
did
not
feature
at
all
in
the
knockout
stages
of
the
Champions
League
as
Chelsea
went
on
to
lift
the
trophy
in
Porto.
He
also
missed
out
on
England’s
squad
for
Euro
2020,
with
Dominic
Calvert-Lewin
preferred
by
Gareth
Southgate
as
a
direct
back-up
to
Harry
Kane.
Abraham
will
be
hoping
to
have
similar
success
in
Serie
A
as
another
England
international,
Chris
Smalling,
who
rejuvanated
his
career
with
a
loan
switch
to
Roma
in
2019-20,
which
was
made
permanent
last
year.
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