Chelsea of England striker, Tammy Abraham has surprisingly come into the radar of a possible January transfer to English Premier League rivals, Manchester City, due to his prolonged contract extension at Stamford Bridge, megasportsarena.com has gathered.
With Chelsea dragging feet over terms of a new deal for the in-form former Bristol City, Swansea City and Aston Villa hitman, last season’s EPL champions are ready to pounce with a massive offer for The Blues’ current 12-goal hero.
A report out of Queensland indicates that Man City are keeping tabs on Abraham’s situation at The Blues, with strong signs of their willingness to step in if he eventually cannot agree terms on a new contract talks with the London club.
Abraham has been outstanding in only his first full season with The Blues, following several previous loan deals outside Stamford Bridge, but the Nigerian-born striker has been in thorny negotiations with Chelsea over a new deal for some weeks.
However, The Citizens are set to step out as supplanters, as little progress is being made over a new deal for Abraham, who is seeking parity with young teammate, Callum Hudson-Odoi, for a deal that would see him on £180,00-a-week, a demand that so far Chelsea have refused to meet.
Ironically, Abraham’s demands come at a time Chelsea disclosed that they made a huge loss of £96.6m in the financial year ending June 30 2019 having missed out on Champions League football that season.
The former EPL champions achieved a profit in both 2017 and 2018, but failing to qualify for the top-level European competition in Antonio Conte’s final season – as well as compensation for the Italian when he was sacked – was identified as reasons for the losses.
The club also noted a record £280m investment in transfers – including Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho, Kepa Arriziabalaga and Christian Pulisic – as well as a raft of partnership deals with Hyundai, Vitality Health, MSC Cruises, Unilever, Beats by Dre and Millennium & Copthorne Hotels worth around £14.5m.
A decline of £3.9m in broadcasting revenues and drop of £7.3m in match day revenues was blamed on the absence of European football, though the latest figures do not include payments for a number of players sales, including the initial £90m fee from Real Madrid for Eden Hazard, who joined the Spaniards for a transfer sum rising to £150m.
The Blues’ chairman, Bruce Buck said: “Consistent revenue growth and careful financial management over recent seasons has allowed the Club to make significant levels of investment in the playing staff whilst maintaining compliance with UEFA Financial Fair Play regulations. This has contributed to another Europa League victory at the end of the 2018/19 season and a return to the highest level of European competition.
“This solid commercial foundation, allied to a young and exciting team now led by Frank Lampard, means that the Club is well placed to sustain its pursuit of success both on and off the pitch as well as maintain its financial stability over the coming years.”
