Erling Haaland transfer speculation leaves Chelsea star considering his future

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Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham is reportedly unwilling to enter talks to extend his contract while the club continue to pursue a potential move for Erling Haaland. The Borussia Dortmund star is one of the most in-demand young talents in Europe and his agent, Mino Raiola, recently claimed that ten clubs could afford to sign him.

Speaking to BBC Sport, Raiola said: “It is obvious that everybody is looking at Erling as one of those potential new future stars because it’s so difficult to do what he does at his age at his level.

“He will be one of the future stars of the next decade because we see that stars such as Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo and Messi are coming to an age where everyone asks themselves: ‘How long can we still enjoy them?’

“So everyone is looking for the new generation.

“Only a maximum of 10 clubs can afford to buy [Haaland] and give the platform you would like after you’ve been in Dortmund… and four of those clubs are in [England].

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“I don’t think there’s a sports director or trainer in the world who would say ‘not interested’.

“It’s like saying: ‘Is there a Formula 1 team who would not be interested in having Lewis Hamilton?'”

Chelsea have been linked with a move for Haaland and, given their riches, they are likely one of the four Premier League clubs that Raiola claims could sign the 20-year-old.

However, their pursuit of Haaland could have an impact on Abraham’s future.

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According to a report from the Athletic, Abraham does not want to discuss signing a new deal while the Blues remain interested in signing Haaland.

Abraham has two years left on his contract and the potential addition of Haaland would raise doubts over the amount of first-team football that the England international would get.

Manager Thomas Tuchel recently spoke about Abraham’s contract situation, saying:  “I’m not aware of the contract situations of my players because I don’t want to be involved with judging this when I’m making the decisions of who’s playing and who’s not.

“I like that he made his way on the loans and overcame obstacles in his career when he went on loan.

“He always scored for his teams. He was always there. He has the spirit to make it at Chelsea.

“This is one of the toughest challenges you can face but he is ready for that.

“There is no perfect striker out there. There are a lot of dangerous guys out there, a lot of strong guys out there and we have some in our squad.

“Does it help if we look now to any other squad and have the feeling that the grass is greener on the other side? No, because we have guys here who can score.”

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