Tammy Abraham touched down on Italian soil on Sunday morning ahead of completing his big money move to Serie A titans Roma.
The Englishman became the No.1 target in the Eternal City after Roma sanctioned the sale of Edin Dzeko to Inter Milan.
Abraham is just one element of a transfer merry-go-round after Inter secured the signing of Dzeko to replace Romelu Lukaku – who has sealed a return to Chelsea in a £98million club transfer fee record and pushed Abraham down the pecking order as a result.
The 23-year-old was greeted at the airports by swathes of eager fans, desperate to get a first glimpse at their soon-to-be marquee signing who will cost the club £34m.
Abraham, wearing a protective face mask following his flight from London, stopped and waved at fans before briefly posing for a few photographs outside Rome’s Ciampino airport.
Abraham was on the bench on Saturday for Chelsea and waved his goodbyes to Blues supporters following the club’s 3-0 win against Crystal Palace as he left the stadium with a suitcase in tow.
The deal with Roma is understood to include a buy back clause of around £68m.
Abraham, who had been waiting for Arsenal to firm up interest, had also spoken to Jose Mourinho who was keen to convince the 23-year old how big a role the England forward would have at Roma.
Mourinho is expected to deploy Abraham as his main striker for the coming season, as Roma battle to regain Champions League football.
