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Roma closing in on £34m deal for Tammy Abraham as Chelsea look to offload out-of-favour striker on loan with option to buy... with Blues preferring permanent sale to offset £98m purchase of Romelu Lukaku

Roma have proposed a £34million deal to Chelsea for striker Tammy Abraham.

The offer entails an initial loan with option to make the deal permanent. Chelsea would prefer an outright sale for the 23-year-old who has yet to agree to the move and also has interest from Arsenal.

The European champions are looking to sell a number of players to offset the £98m purchase of Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan and their ongoing move for Sevilla defender Jules Kounde.

Roma want to sign Tammy Abraham on an loan with an option to make the deal permanent

Lukaku and his agent Federico Pastorello flew to Nice on Monday evening before travelling to Monaco.