Kelechi Iheanacho is an option for Roma in case they fail to lure Tammy away from Stamford Bridge

Serie A season is approaching fast, and Roma's new boss Jose Mourinho has a considerable problem to solve. He agreed to let striker Edin Dzeko leave and is yet to recruit an able replacement. Roma are believed to be very close to landing Chelsea's Tammy Abraham, but the proposed move for the Englishman is yet to materialize. Just in case Abraham is retained by the Blues, Roma will try to go for Kelechi Iheanacho of Leicester City.

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The club from the Italian capital is willing to meet Chelsea's valuation of Abraham, which is believed to be around $47 million, but it still doesn't mean that the Londoner will make the switch to Serie A. When quizzed about Tammy's future, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel admitted that he didn't put enough trust in the player since arriving at Stamford Bridge. He understands that every player wants to play regularly.

"Tammy is right now in the squad. He did some good preparation matches. He was not happy with the last half a year, and maybe it was also my fault not to push him, not to trust him on the same level I trusted other players. I can absolutely understand that he wants more minutes. So, we will have to make the decision: does he fight his way back into the team, or does he want to change clubs?"

Abraham has a Roma offer on the table, but he could yet decide to stick around and try to prove his quality. However, he's just fallen one place down the pecking order due to the arrival of Romelu Lukaku.

If the Abraham deal falls through, Mourinho will have to persuade his board to shell out even more money on Foxes' Nigerian forward Iheanacho.

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He's only signed a new three-year deal with his club in April, which puts Brendan Rodgers and his board in a great negotiating position if the Romans bite hard for their prized asset. Kelechi has started the season well as he scored the only goal of Leicester's Community Shield win over Chelsea last weekend. He would need even more persuading to join Roma, but if a manager could pull it off – it's Jose Mourinho.