Tammy Abraham seems to have committed his future to AS Roma by saying his "heart" is with the Italian club. Both Arsenal and Chelsea have been linked with a move for the English striker ahead of the summer transfer window.
Abraham sealed a £36million move to Roma last summer from Chelsea after struggling to get in the first-team under Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge. In his debut season in the Italian capital, the 24-year-old netted 17 times in 37 Serie A appearances.
Such form has seen him linked with a move back to the Premier League. Chelsea are reportedly keeping a close eye on their former striker, while Arsenal have shortlisted the Roma forward ahead of the summer transfer window, football.london understands.
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Abraham capped off his debut season in the Serie A with a superb double in Roma's 3-0 win against Torino on Friday evening. After the game, Abraham committed his future to the side managed by Jose Mourinho.
"I love this club," Abraham said to DAZN, via GOAL, when asked about a possible return to England in the future. "They have given me the opportunity to show myself, my heart is here. We'll see what the future holds, but my heart is here.
"Like I've always said, I fell in love with this club from the first day and I will always help the team as much as possible with my goals and assists. It's been a good year for me, I hope to build on this year and hopefully we can finish with a trophy and it can be the perfect year."
During his final season at Chelsea, Abraham barely got a sniff under Tuchel after the German took over from Frank Lampard in January 2021. When speaking to The Athletic about that last month, the England striker admitted how much it affected his mental state.
"I'll admit it was a very low point of my career," Abraham said. "It did mess with me mentally for a bit. It got to a point towards the back end of the season where I was stropping.
"I was annoyed, because I'm working hard in training and I wasn't getting the chances. I was doing the best I could, getting in early and finishing late, training drills, finishing drills, and still wasn't getting a look in.
"I could understand if I wasn't in great form or wasn't training well or had a bad attitude. I just didn't understand. I was working so hard. I was having players coming up to me saying: 'You were unbelievable today in training'. That was the hardest part."
