Tammy Abraham, a striker for Roma, has spoken out about the messages his former teammate Reece James sent to him pleading with him to join Chelsea.
Abraham is coming to the end of his second year in Serie A, where he has made a name for himself as one of the top strikers in the division.
In 2021, after falling out of favor with former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, he made the unexpected choice to leave the country and leave Stamford Bridge for the Stadio Olimpico.
The 25-year-old mentioned the desire to advance in his career and not only be seen as a recent academy graduate in an interview with TMW.
"Everything I knew, with the exception of a few loan transfers, was Chelsea, but even today, I believe the decision to leave was the right one. I was prepared to advance in my profession and didn't want to be seen as a kid or a player fresh out of the academy. I needed to start spreading my wings," Abraham added.
"[Fikayo] Tomori went to AC Milan just before I left Chelsea, and we spoke a lot...I recall the phone calls; we were all in disbelief about what was happening. We had spent our entire lives at Chelsea, and in a split second, we were leaving.
Abraham still keeps in touch with a number of Chelsea players as well as other prominent players at London clubs despite his departure.
James continually begs me to come back, and I still chat to so many Chelsea players, " he continued.
We were all friends growing up, including players like [Mason] Mount, [Declan] Rice, and [Eddie] Nketiah.
Abraham is focused on finishing the season strongly with Roma, who are halfway to the Europa League final. 90min is aware that Abraham's former club Aston Villa are confident in re-signing him.
"It would be great to win something again with Roma, and who knows what the future will hold," he added.
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