Tammy Abraham has been included in Chelsea’s squad for their Uefa Super Cup showdown with Villarreal on Wednesday, despite being subject to strong transfer interest from Roma.
The striker has slipped down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge and his place in the squad will be further under threat when Romelu Lukaku signs from Inter Milan in a club-record deal worth £97.5million.
Arsenal are interested in Abraham, while West Ham have scouted him and the likes of Atalanta and Southampton have also been linked.
Reports in Italy, meanwhile, claim that Roma are ready to part with around £34m to sign Abraham, who is eager for first-team football.
But any deal for the 23-year-old does not appear to be imminent after he was named in Chelsea’s squad for their Super Cup tie at Windsor Park.
The Champions League holders flew out to Belfast on Tuesday, with new goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli also among the 24-man group.
However, there was no room for the likes of Ross Barkley and Ethan Ampadu.
Chelsea’s 24-man squad for Uefa Super Cup
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Antonio Rudiger
Marcos Alonso
Andreas Christensen
Jorginho
Thiago Silva
N’Golo Kante
Tammy Abraham
Christian Pulisic
Timo Werner
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Marcus Bettinelli
Trevoh Chalobah
Kurt Zouma
Edouard Mendy
Mateo Kovacic
Mason Mount
Callum Hudson-Odoi
Ben Chilwell
Hakim Ziyech
Reece James
Cesar Azpilicueta
Kai Havertz
