Chelsea Striker Of Nigerian Descent Drawing Interest From Sampdoria

Published: August 15, 2018

English-born Nigerian striker Tammy Abraham is being linked with a summer transfer to Italian Serie A outfit Sampdoria.

Calciomercato, making reference to Italian broadcaster Sportitalia, claims Sampdoria have joined the long list of suitors who want a piece of Tammy Abraham.

The Blucerchiati are in the market for a striker to ease the goal-scoring burden on the veteran 35-year-old Fabio Quagliarella, who netted 19 goals in the Italian topflight last season.

Abraham had attracted interest from multiple Premier League teams before the close of the transfer window in England last week and Aston Villa are among his suitors in the EFL Championship.

Chelsea have done transfer business with Italian clubs in this window, with Ola Aina, Tiémoué Bakayoko and Mario Pašalić joining Torino, AC Milan and Atalanta on loan respectively.

Abraham, who has made three appearances in total for Chelsea's first team, was omitted from the squad that faced Huddersfield in the Premier League last weekend.

The England U21 star was previously loaned out to Swansea City and Bristol City by Chelsea.

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