Aston Villa journalist Dan Bardell has been sharing his thoughts on the possibility of the club making a transfer move for Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham this summer.
This comes as Bardell recently made an appearance on a special transfer-themed episode of The Villa View to discuss a number of potential transfers Dean Smith’s side could make during the current summer window.
After Villa captain Jack Grealish shared a photograph on his official Instagram story of himself on holiday with Abraham with the caption ‘#secretagent’ on the image, Bardell shared his thoughts on the possibility of Villa signing the striker this summer.
He said: “Personally, I think Tammy will stay at Chelsea. You’ve got to at least be trying to make a move for those kinds of players, the kinds of players that would appease Jack. I think the club do lean on Jack and source his opinion on quite a lot of playing issues and transfer issues, to be fair.
“He’s a massive, massive influence at Aston Villa, Jack, and to be fair, if he goes elsewhere, he won’t get that. I think he gets a fairly big say at Villa from what I understand, so they’ll come to him and garner his opinion.
“If Jack does stay, Villa stand a chance of getting Tammy, I would say, but if he goes, absolutely zero chance we manage to get someone like Tammy Abraham through the door. It just won’t happen, but I think you’ve got to at least show some ambition.”
Abraham spent the 2018/19 season on loan at Villa Park from Chelsea, in which he made a total of 40 appearances for the club, scoring 26 goals and providing three assists throughout the season.
The 2019/20 season at Stamford Bridge saw Abraham, who is currently valued at £36 million, make 47 appearances for Frank Lampard’s side across all competitions, in which he racked up 18 goals and six assists (per Transfermarkt).
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It will be interesting to see if Villa decide to make a move to bring Abraham back to Villa Park on a permanent basis this time around, and whether or not Chelsea would be willing to let him leave.
But, it’s clear to see that Bardell only believes that a return for Abraham will be possible if Jack Grealish stays.