Tottenham Reportedly Had £25 Million Bid for Tammy Abraham Rejected by Chelsea

Tottenham Hotspur reportedly had a £25 million bid for Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham rejected by the Blues on the final day of the Premier League transfer window.

Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino wanted to bring in the 20-year-old as back-up to striker Harry Kane, per Goal's Nizaar Kinsella.

Abraham was keen to make the switch to north London, but Chelsea refused to sell to their Premier League rivals, per the report.

Spurs were the only Premier League club not to make a single signing during the summer transfer window. Pochettino does not appear concerned by the lack of transfer activity, though, per BBC Sport:

Bringing in a striker to help out Kane would have made sense for Spurs. The club are light on attacking options with Heung-min Son currently at the 2018 Asian Games with South Korea.

Tottenham's other strikers are Vincent Janssen and Fernando Llorente, two players who have failed to show they can cover for Kane. Janssen spent last season on loan at Fenerbahce. Llorente managed five goals in 31 appearances for Spurs.

Grup 14's Rafael Hernandez said Spurs may rue their lack of signings:

Abraham is a highly-rated young striker who came through Chelsea's academy. He has spent the last two campaigns on loan at Bristol City and Swansea City. He has also featured for England at youth level and made his senior debut against Germany in 2017.

A move to Tottenham is likely to have appealed to Abraham. However, it is little surprise Chelsea were unwilling to sell one of their most promising young players to their fierce rivals.

Chelsea also turned down several other approaches for Abraham this summer, per Darren Lewis at the Mirror:

The Blues have let striker Michy Batshuayi leave on loan. Matt Law at the Daily Telegraph explained why the Belgian, rather than Abraham, had been allowed to leave:

Abraham's future remains the subject of speculation. Championship side Aston Villa are being linked with a loan move for the 20-year-old, per ESPN FC's Peter O'Rourke.

The 20-year-old is behind Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud in the pecking order at Chelsea and has been left out of the Blues' first two Premier League games.

Manager Maurizio Sarri prefers to play with just one striker which means Abraham may see little game time if he remains at Stamford Bridge.

The club may be willing to sanction a loan to Aston Villa, although they could be left short of options in attack if either Morata or Giroud were to be sidelined for any length of time.