Aston Villa relying on promotion to secure £25 million Chelsea striker

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Aston Villa will make a £25 million bid to sign Tammy Abraham permanently if they achieve Premier League promotion, say reports.

Tammy Abraham

Villa came from behind to beat West Brom 2-1 in the first leg of their play-off semi-final on Saturday, with the on-loan Chelsea striker scoring the winning penalty.

The 21-year-old has been in superb form in the second tier of English football this season, scoring 26 goals in 38 league games.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.