Tammy Abraham ‘fails to turn up to Aston Villa training’ as Chelsea ace pushes for Wolves transfer

TAMMY ABRAHAM did not turn up to Aston Villa training as the Chelsea loanee is closing on a move to Wolverhampton, according to reports.

Villans boss Dean Smith said after their FA Cup loss to Swansea that he expected the in-form striker to train with the team as usual on Monday morning.

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Abraham missed the 3-0 defeat to the Swans on Saturday amid talks over his £18million move to Molineux.

However, he was expected to take part in a Monday morning warm-up ahead of Villa's trip to Wigan on Saturday.

But according to , the 21-year-old striker did not show up at the training ground and is expected to secure his transfer to Wolves 'in the next 48 hours'.

Having scored 16 goals in the Championship this season, Abraham is desperate to cut his loan from Chelsea short and get himself back playing in the Premier League in January.

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Several Prem clubs were interested in signing the Blues' hitman, including Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Huddersfield, Brighton, and Fulham.

But wealthy Wolves reportedly pipped their rivals and are close to securing the deal, despite worries over Fifa regulations.

Players are not allowed to play for more than two clubs in one season, and Abraham has already featured for Chelsea and Villa in the current campaign.

He came off the bench for the Blues in their Community Shield loss to Manchester City in August, promoting fears he could not be eligible to play for the Molineux side.

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The FA, however, has ruled the match was classified as a “pre-season friendly”, therefore allowing Abraham to complete the Wolves switch.

But SunSport has exclusively revealed his feature for Chelsea U-23 team in August could still torpedo the move, similarly to the case of Hatem Ben Arfa four years ago.

But Wolves, sitting ninth in the Premier League, are thought to expect the transfer to be sanctioned by both Fifa and Fa.