"England striker Tammy Abraham has completed an 18m return to Aston Villa from Besiktas. The 28-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half year deal at the Premier League title challengers, as he moves back to England for the first time since joining Roma in 2021. Abraham was on loan at Besiktas from Roma, but the Turkish club activated their buy option on Monday for 11m, so Villa will pay the money to them."
"Teenager Villa midfielder Yasin Ozcan, who has been on loan at Anderlecht this season, is joining Besiktas as part of the deal. Roberto Olabe, Villa's president of football operations, flew to Turkey to watch Abraham play as Besiktas beat Kayserispor 1-0 last week. The forward could feature against Brentford on Sunday but is not registered to play in Thursday's Europa League game against Red Bull Salzburg."
"Abraham moved to Roma in August 2021 from Chelsea for 34m and scored 27 goals in his debut season as the Italian side won the Conference League. His 17 Serie A goals made him the highest English scorer in a single league campaign in Italy. Nine goals in 54 games followed in 2022-23, but an anterior cruciate ligament injury on the final game of the season kept him out for 10 months."
Tammy Abraham, 28, has returned to Aston Villa on a four-and-a-half-year contract in an 18m transfer from Besiktas. Besiktas activated an 11m buy option from Roma, which Villa will pay. Abraham had been on loan at Besiktas and moves back to England for the first time since joining Roma in 2021. Villa signed Abraham to provide striking support for Ollie Watkins; Abraham previously spent a successful 2018-19 loan at Villa and helped secure promotion. Teenager Yasin Ozcan moves to Besiktas as part of the arrangement. Abraham scored 27 goals in his debut Roma season, suffered an ACL injury that sidelined him for 10 months, and later had a loan spell at AC Milan.
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