"Aston Villa are close to completing a 18m deal for Besiktas striker Tammy Abraham. The 28-year-old is expected to finalise a move to Villa Park over the weekend after travelling to the UK. Abraham has been a priority target for boss Unai Emery who has been looking for extra firepower to support Ollie Watkins, especially after the sale of Donyell Malen to Roma last week."
"Besiktas signed the England international on loan from Roma last summer, with an obligation to buy if certain targets were met. The Turkish side are believed to have activated their option to buy for around 12m, meaning Villa will pay Besiktas the transfer fee. Reports in Turkey suggest defender Yasin Ozcan, who has been on loan at Anderlecht, will join Besiktas from Villa as part of the agreement."
"Abraham joined Roma from Chelsea in August 2021 for 34m and was a regular under manager Jose Mourinho. He played 120 times for Roma and had a key role in helping them to win the Conference League in 2021-22 - scoring nine times in 13 appearances. But the forward slipped down the pecking order after Mourinho was sacked in January 2024 and was loaned out to AC Milan the following season."
Aston Villa are close to finalising an 18m deal for 28-year-old Tammy Abraham after he travelled to the UK. Unai Emery identified Abraham as a priority target to add firepower alongside Ollie Watkins following the sale of Donyell Malen to Roma. Besiktas had Abraham on loan from Roma with an obligation to buy and are believed to have activated an option for around 12m, meaning Villa will pay Besiktas the transfer fee. Reports indicate defender Yasin Ozcan will move to Besiktas from Villa as part of the agreement. Villa’s football operations president watched Abraham play for Besiktas.
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