FOOTBALL SHORTS

TAMMY ABRAHAM has signed a five-year, £50,000a-week contract at Chelsea. Striker Abraham, 19, who has been given the longest deal of any current Chelsea player, will now go on loan to Swansea City. Chelsea have agreed a £30.7m fee with Roma for Germany defender Antonio Rudiger.

RANGERS were knocked out of the Europa League first qualifying round last night, losing 2-1 on aggregate to Progres Niederkorn, a team of part-timers from Luxembourg. ÷ ENGLAND defender Chris Smalling, 27, will hold talks with Manchester United over his first-team chances ahead of next summer’s World Cup.