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TAMMY ABRAHAM REPORTEDLY AGREES £4M-A-YEAR TERMS TO REJOIN ASTON VILLA
Aston Villa are close to re-signing Tammy Abraham from Besiktas for £18m. Discover the personal terms and Unai Emery’s plan.
Aston Villa’s top brass just flew out to Turkey to try and bring Tammy Abraham back to Villa Park.
It’s been almost eight years since Abraham first joined Villa on loan from Chelsea and helped fire them back into the Premier League. Now, he’s at Besiktas, but word out of Turkey says Villa want him back, and they’re on the ground to make it happen.
With Donyell Malen gone, Unai Emery is after a new striker to challenge Ollie Watkins. Emery even admitted recently that Villa aren’t really in the top five mix, but he’s pushing hard to strengthen up front. Turkish media say Abraham could be heading back to Birmingham for a cut-price fee.
Besiktas loaned Abraham from Roma, and apparently, there’s a clause that lets them buy him outright for just over £11 million, which they’ve triggered. But according to Hurriyet, Villa sent officials to Turkey to try and get Abraham, watching him play against Kayserispor while they were there.
Meanwhile, Sabah reportsthat Besiktas want just under £18 million to let him go. Honestly, that’s not bad for an experienced 28-year-old striker. There’s also talk that Abraham’s already agreed to personal terms—a four-and-a-half-year deal worth £4 million a season after tax.
Besiktas seem to be hunting for a replacement, too. Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku is apparently on their list. As for Villa fans, the idea of Abraham coming back brings back great memories.
Back in 2018/19, he smashed in 26 goals in 46 games, pushing Villa to promotion after they beat Derby in the play-off final. Then Chelsea called him back when Frank Lampard took charge.
Since then, Abraham has played for Roma and AC Milan before landing at Besiktas. Villa signing him would be a big boost for Emery, who hasn’t hidden the fact that he wants another striker.
He explained it pretty clearly last week: “I arrived here three-and-a-half years ago, and we had Watkins and Ings. Ings left because he had good offers elsewhere. Back then, it was just like now.
“He was doing well, competing with Watkins, but decided to go. We brought in Jhon Duran, and over two years, he grew into the role, competing and getting numbers for us.
“Last year, same situation—he left. We got Rashford and Malen on loan as wingers or strikers, and after a year of good performances, Malen’s gone too.
“We need what we’ve had the last three years: someone to compete with Watkins. The priority is a central striker, someone who can play up top or even partner Watkins.
“Now Malen’s gone, and we need another player to step up and help out.”
"FUMING" DAVID MOYES: EVERTON BOSS SLAMS MISSED CHANCES AFTER SHOCK HOME DEFEAT TO CHERRIES
David Moyes was left fuming as Everton threw away a 1-0 lead to lose 2-1 to Bournemouth. See player ratings and match highlights.
David Moyes couldn’t hide his frustration after Everton managed to throw away a 2-1 lead against Bournemouth. You could see it all over his face; he was fuming.
Everton actually seemed pretty settled after Iliman Ndiaye scored that first-half penalty. They weren’t exactly sparkling, but they had the game in their hands. Then, just eight minutes after halftime, everything unravelled. The chance to climb up to sixth in the table? Gone. Their wild European dream? Looking shaky.
Twice, they let Bournemouth score easy headers: first, Rayan, their £25 million January signing, and then Amine Adli. Things went from bad to worse when Jake O’Brien got himself sent off for dragging down Adli as he broke free.
Moyes didn’t feel like talking much. His press conference barely lasted three minutes. He just sighed and pointed out a couple of golden opportunities they wasted: Thierno Barry missed from close range, then Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s shot got headed over by James Hill.
“We probably missed a couple of good chances to get the second goal, so we only have ourselves to blame,” he said. “The players are doing a great job here; we just didn’t have quite enough tonight.”
Asked about O’Brien’s red card, Moyes just shrugged it off. “No opinion on it, no opinion on referees anymore.”
This was Everton’s fifth defeat at Hill Dickinson Stadium. They’ve only won four times there, and just once since November 8. Moyes wasn’t interested in digging into what’s going wrong at their new ground. “We’re playing good teams in the Premier League. Bournemouth are a good team.”
On the other side, Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola didn’t pretend they’d played well. “I’m happy with the result,” he said, “but honestly, it wasn’t our best performance. That’s football, though. We played better against Villa and only got a point. Today, a draw probably would’ve been fair, but we found a way.”
He pointed to the set-piece goal as the difference. “It’s important for us. Everton is one of the best defensive teams, so scoring like that and winning that felt good.”
"PROPER FOOTBALL": DANIEL FARKE HAILS LEEDS' BRAVERY AFTER ERASING CHELSEA’S TWO-GOAL LEAD
Leeds United clawed back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Chelsea. Discover Daniel Farke’s tactical secrets and Noah Okafor’s heroics.
Daniel Farke watched his Leeds United team claw their way back from 2-0 down at Chelsea and leave with a 2-2 draw.
Things looked bleak at first. Joao Pedro put Chelsea ahead in the first half, and Cole Palmer buried a penalty after the break. Chelsea controlled the game, and honestly, it felt like they were just cruising to a win.
But then Leeds woke up. In the space of six minutes, everything flipped. First, Moises Caicedo fouled Jayden Bogle in the box, and Lukas Nmecha stepped up and smashed home the penalty. Suddenly, Leeds had hope. Next, Bogle just wouldn’t quit; he battled his way into the box, somehow got the ball to Noah Okafor, and Okafor tapped in the equaliser.
“Proper night of football,” Farke said afterwards, still buzzing. “Great night for everyone with Leeds United. I’m so proud of my players; they deserve a lot of praise.
Chelsea are flying at the moment, winning in the Premier League, winning in the Champions League. And we come here as a newly promoted side, missing some key guys – Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Anton Stach, and Pascal Struijk – really the backbone of our team. Some players were only just back from injury, too.
“With Chelsea’s quality, going 2-0 down can mean a long, ugly night. But this team doesn’t give up. We believe we can always fight back.”
Farke admitted that going 2-0 down was partly Leeds’ own fault. He couldn’t figure out why Jaka Bijol shoved Joao Pedro in the box; he thought the penalty was soft, but still, it was a needless risk. Even after those mistakes, Farke felt his team earned the point with their mentality. Chelsea pushed late, but Leeds hung on.
Okafor’s equaliser followed his goal against Nottingham Forest last weekend, probably his best showing for Leeds so far. Farke said it wasn’t easy to leave him out of the starting lineup at Chelsea, but he had his reasons.
“It was tough, but I had to use my head, not my heart,” he explained.
“Noah needs a bit longer to recover because of his physical style. We figured our wingers would have to do a ton of defensive work, and honestly, that’s not their biggest strength.
“We planned to keep things tight, adjust our formation as the match went on, and throw more attackers on late. We didn’t plan to be 2-0 down, but the idea was always to go for it in the last 20 or 30 minutes. Credit to the players; they earned a massive point tonight.”
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