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title: "Aston Villa: Villans in advanced talks for Abraham"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2021-07-01T19:10:36Z"
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# Aston Villa: Villans in advanced talks for Abraham

**Aston Villa are in advanced talks with Chelsea over a club-record deal for Tammy Abraham, according to journalist [Rudy Galetti](https://twitter.com/RudyGaletti/status/1410352884122853388).**

### The Lowdown: Links have been building

The rumours linking Abraham with a return to Villa Park have been building in recent months.

Villa were thought to be [admirers of the forward back in March](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-chelsea-tammy-abraham-23588320), and stories in [April suggested that the Blues were ready to offload Abraham this summer](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/soccer-transfers/story/4374244/chelsea-prepared-to-offload-abraham-west-ham-aston-villa-interested-sources).

[The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/aston-villa-transfer-tammy-abraham-24402820) claimed last week that Villa were willing to spend up to £40m on the 23-year-old, and one reporter believes talks are now progressing over a Midlands return.

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### The Latest: Galetti’s claim

Italian reporter [Galetti](https://twitter.com/RudyGaletti/status/1410352884122853388) posted on Twitter late on Wednesday evening, suggesting discussions are at an advanced stage.

He claimed that Villa are preparing an offer close to €45m, which converts to about £38.7m.

> “Chelsea – Aston Villa: advanced talks for Tammy Abraham. The Villans are preparing an offer close to €45M: the England striker could leave Chelsea soon.”

Should a deal go through at that price, Abraham would become the [club’s most expensive signing of all time](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/transferrekorde/verein/405), breaking the record recently set following [Emiliano Buendia’s £34.56m move earlier this summer](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/transferrekorde/verein/405).

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### The Verdict: Ambitious

Should Galetti’s claim prove accurate, it just goes to show Villa’s ambition.

Abraham may well rival Ollie Watkins for a starting spot up front, with the likes of Jack Grealish, Buendia and possibly even target Emile Smith Rowe behind in a 4-2-3-1 system.

Smith [didn’t play two in attack at any point last season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aston-villa/spielplan/verein/405/plus/0?saison_id=2020), so you’d expect he’d have the attacking depth required to push on again next season if he gets his man in Abraham.

He already has [26](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tammy-abraham/leistungsdaten/spieler/331726) Villa goals to his name following his loan spell in the Midlands and could prove to be a shrewd signing, even at a record-breaking price.

***In other news: Many AVFC fans react to Mark Goldbridge’s post on Jack Grealish, find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-fans-react-to-goldbridges-grealish-post/).***