{"id":622016,"date":"2023-02-09T05:21:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T10:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=622016"},"modified":"2023-02-09T05:22:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T10:22:26","slug":"manchester-united-tammy-abraham-summer-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/09\/manchester-united-tammy-abraham-summer-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Considering 124-Goal Former Chelsea Player as \u2018Fallback\u2019 Forward Option"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/08\/manchester-united-ansu-fati\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0have included AS Roma forward Tammy Abraham among the potential forward signing options for the summer transfer window, as per\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/02\/07\/manchester-united-transfer-news-100m-summer-raid-kane-osimhen\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Telegraph&#8217;s James Ducker<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. The Red Devils are reportedly looking to sign a new striker after the season is over, having\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/12\/manchester-united-agree-wout-weghorst-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">only signed Wout Weghorst on loan<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0from Burnley until the end of the campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Include Tammy Abraham on Transfer Wishlist<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">United Consider Abraham as \u2018Fallback Option&#8217;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Red Devils have struggled to find many goals through their no.9 position this season. Anthony Martial has been injured for large chunks of the season and Weghorst hasn&#8217;t played much to make a huge impact. A lot of the goal-scoring responsibilities have fallen to Marcus Rashford, who fortunately is having the best season of his career with 25 goals across all competitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/03\/manchester-united-victor-osimhen-transfer-fee\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Must Pay Over \u00a385 Million for Victor Osimhen Signing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ducker further indicates that Abraham is not a major option for the Red Devils, who are actually prioritising the signing of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen or Tottenham Hotspur star Harry Kane to bolster their squad next season. The Roma forward is still being mooted as one of the many options in case the Manchester side aren&#8217;t able to sign either of those two strikers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"16B__8UCShFIdgomCDfT1Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1395587322\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'16B__8UCShFIdgomCDfT1Q',sig:'F_Nopd4MPhlPuR4EOIUyYf9bplhWN4kW_Q51dLV-w-w=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1395587322',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Abraham Impressing for AS Roma Since Chelsea Exit<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 25-year-old striker left Chelsea in 2021, with the Blues\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/12\/chelsea-complete-signing-of-romelu-lukaku-from-inter-milan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">opting to sign Romelu Lukaku<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to improve their frontline that year. Abraham has gone on to enjoy a pretty prolific career with Roma so far and excelled under Jose Mourinho. He helped them win the UEFA Europa Conference League last season, scoring 27 goals and providing five assists across all competitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/03\/raphael-varane-retires-from-international-duty\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Raphael Varane Retires From International Football<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Abraham has done a pretty good job for them this campaign scoring seven goals, and providing five assists for the Italian side and helping them keep pace in the Serie A top-four race. The Englishman has scored\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/tammy-abraham\/leistungsdatendetails\/spieler\/331726\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">124 goals<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in his professional domestic career so far and could get more interest from the Red Devils if he can further improve his goal output.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United\u00a0have included AS Roma forward Tammy Abraham among the potential forward signing options for the summer transfer window, as per\u00a0The Telegraph&#8217;s James Ducker. The Red Devils are reportedly looking to sign a new striker after the season is over, having\u00a0only signed Wout Weghorst on loan\u00a0from Burnley until the end of the campaign. 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