{"id":1109858,"date":"2019-10-07T18:50:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T17:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1109858"},"modified":"2022-09-20T23:09:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T22:09:49","slug":"abraham-chelsea-lampard-problem","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/abraham-chelsea-lampard-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Abraham&#8217;s rapid progress at Chelsea could give Lampard a &#8220;problem&#8221;, says Crooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Garth Crooks believes Chelsea will soon be entertaining offers for striker Tammy Abraham if he continues to develop at his current rate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old marksman is the Premier League&#8217;s top scorer after grabbing eight goals in eight games so far this season, level with Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The rise and rise of Abraham: Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tammy Abraham came through Chelsea&#8217;s youth set-up before enjoying loan spells at\u00a0 Bristol City, Swansea City and Aston Villa.<\/li>\n<li>He made his full Blues debut under club legend Frank Lampard this season.<\/li>\n<li>Abraham has bagged nine goals across 14 matches in all competitions to date.<\/li>\n<li>The Londoner currently tops the Premier League&#8217;s scorers charts on eight goals.<\/li>\n<li>Garth Crooks feels if Abraham continues on this trajectory Chelsea may entertain offers for him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7383312-alisson-is-the-golden-middle-of-the-goalkeeper-venn-diagram\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What makes this all the more remarkable is that Abraham only made his full Blues debut in the competition under manager and club legend Frank Lampard this season.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old has not looked back since, continually repaying Lampard&#8217;s faith with goals, most recently in their 4-1 win at Southampton when he broke the deadlock at St Mary&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>His performances earned him a recall to England&#8217;s senior team and he could feature in their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Bulgaria &#8211; permanently tying him to the Three Lions are links with Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Crooks, who has been pleasantly surprised by Abraham astronomic rise, believes if he keeps rising at this level then he&#8217;d give Lampard another problem that being he may be prized away from Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Declan Rice or Se\u0301bastien Haller? 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