Trevor Sinclair believes Arsenal, Leicester City and West Ham United would take Tammy Abraham ‘in a heartbeat’ if Chelsea are willing to sell the England international, as he told talkSPORT (4 March, 12.45am).
With just two months of the season remaining, it seems that the time has come for Abraham to consider his future at Stamford Bridge.
The 23-year-old academy graduate was left out of the matchday squad for Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Manchester United. Even when he is handed a rare start by Thomas Tuchel, he doesn’t tend to stay on the pitch for long.
Abraham was hooked at half-time after struggling to make an impression against both Burnley and Southampton recently.
According to the Telegraph, the 6ft 3ins striker will not be short of offers if he really is unwilling to extend his contract at Chelsea.
West Ham United are in the market for a new number nine while Aston Villa would welcome Abraham back with open arms after he scored 25 goals in 37 games during a stellar loan spell in the Midlands back in 2018/19.
“You look at his goals-per-minute and the players that are under him is mind-boggling. If you take out penalties, he’s better than (Harry) Kane, (Heung-Min) Son, (Danny) Ings, (Raheem) Sterling and Dominic Calvert-Lewin,” said Sinclair, who would love to see Abraham join his old employers West Ham.
“I’m a huge fan. He’s a threat with his pace in behind, his link-up play is excellent. If you look at some of the top sies in the Premier League, I think so many take him.
“I think Man City take him, Arsenal would take him, Leicester City would take him, West Ham would take him. He’s so undervalued. They would have him in a heartbeat.
“I think (he will be an elite striker). He’s about to explode. And if Chelsea are naïve enough to let him go – and I don’t think Thomas Tuchel is – there would be a queue and that’s before you start looking abroad.
“Tammy is the real deal. He scores every 150 minutes and that’s just while he’s a kid.”
Sinclair suggests that Celtic could come calling too if Abraham is made available over the summer.
But, while the Hoops will probably have a sizeable wad of cash burning a hole in their pocket – with Odsonne Edouard’s departure feeling like an inevitability – it is hard to imagine Abraham leaving England to go north of the border.
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