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title: "Exclusive: Rob Lee claims £40 million is a lot of money for Tammy Abraham"
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published: "2021-05-03T10:12:10Z"
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# Exclusive: Rob Lee claims £40 million is a lot of money for Tammy Abraham

In an exclusive interview with **[The Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/)**, Rob Lee, who made [18 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/rob-lee/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/14183) for West Ham United, has claimed that Tammy Abraham may prove to be too expensive if Chelsea are wanting £40 million for the striker.

It has been [reported](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/04/28/chelsea-ready-offload-tammy-abraham-40m-club-plot-overhaul-forward/) that the Blues will look to receive £40 million for their academy graduate who has fallen out of favour at Chelsea since Thomas Tuchel took over from Frank Lampard earlier this year.

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West Ham only have one recognised striker after they sold their club-record signing Sebastien Haller to Ajax for [£20.25 million](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55576847) in January, but David Moyes [decided to not replace him.](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-not-ready-sign-sebastien-haller-replacement-david-moyes-b783910.html)

Speaking on how £40 million could be too expensive for West Ham and how Abraham has proved himself to be worth that much, Lee told **The Transfer Tavern**:

*“Yeah, that is really expensive and a lot of money but I think he’s done very well and he’s always scored goals whether that be for Aston Villa or Chelsea.*

*“I’m sure there’ll be other clubs who are interested in him if they’re going to let him go and £40 million does seem a lot of money, but clubs will pay it.”*

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Last season was the [£57,692 per week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/chelsea-fc/payroll/) striker’s breakout Premier League campaign as he managed to [score 15 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tammy-abraham/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/331726), however this season he’s only found the net [six times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tammy-abraham/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/331726).

Timo Werner was signed for [£45 million](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/12009479/timo-werner-chelsea-complete-signing-of-rb-leipzig-forward) last summer from RB Leipzig, however he has not been clinical enough in front of goal with just [six goals in 32 Premier League games.](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/timo-werner/leistungsdaten/spieler/170527)