Chelsea boss understands Abraham’s blues
THOMAS TUCHEL admits he understands Tammy Abraham’s (pix) frustration at Chelsea with the England striker seemingly set to make way for Romelu Lukaku.
Reports in Italy claim Abraham, who has been linked with Arsenal and West Ham, could be poised to join former Blues boss Jose Mourinho at Roma.
Even before Lukaku came on to Chelsea’s radar, Abraham had struggled for game time since Tuchel took over at Stamford Bridge in January.
Although he is in the squad for the Super Cup final against Villareal in Belfast overnight, the 23-year-old could look to move on.
“He was clearly not happy with the last half a year and he has maybe reason not to be happy,” said Tuchel.
“Maybe it was my fault not to push him and trust him at the same level as other players. I can understand he wants more minutes, so the decision will be how do we plan?
“What are Tammy’s plans? Does he fight his way back into the team from the position he ended last season? Or does he want to change the club to one where he has a better chance of being a starter?
“I can understand and this is the situation. It’s quite a normal situation until the transfer window is closed. Tammy is one of the players where we constantly evaluate the situation and adapt to the needs.”
Tuchel refused to discuss the latest
Arsenal and Manchester United are all interested in signing Bayern Munich midfielder Corentin Tolisso, with the German champions wanting €10m to aid their pursuit of RB Leipzig’s Marcel Sabitzer.
£1 = RM5.80
€1=RM5 on Lukaku but admitted that the arrival of a big-money signing can have a detrimental effect on certain players.
“I think it is good for any squad if players with a certain quality or attitude arrive,” he added.
“At the same time, you need to be aware that not everybody is happy. If I am a defender and a big player arrives in my position, they might not be fully convinced about this arrival or even happy at all about it.
“I think this is pretty human and we have to take care about this.” –
The Independent
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