Chelsea ace Tammy Abraham wanted by Crystal Palace in January after impressive Aston Villa loan
The England international has netted 12 goals this season and could spend the second half of the campaign in the Premier League
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CHELSEA striker Tammy Abraham could be on the move again after being watched by Crystal Palace ahead of the January transfer window.
The 21-year-old has scored 12 goals this season on loan at Aston Villa, his third loan spell in as many seasons away from Stamford Bridge.
Villa are keen to hang on to Abraham but Maurizio Sarri's side have the option to recall him in the New Year.
And the Chelsea boss could decide to bring the forward back to Stamford Bridge, before sending him back out on loan to a Premier League rival instead.
understand Palace are monitoring Abraham and keeping tabs on talks between Villa and Chelsea.
Roy Hodgson's side are set for another season of struggle despite winning without Wilfried Zaha for the first time since September 2016 against Leicester City.
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Abraham has played in 15 of Villa's 22 Championship fixtures but should they fall away from the promotion picture - they are currently eighth, 12 points adrift of leaders Leeds United - then swift action could be taken by Chelsea.
Eddie Newton, the head of Chelsea's loan operations, has already held discussions with Villa but manager Dean Smith is hopeful of keeping hold of the England striker.
He said earlier this month: "All I can say is that we’ve got a number of players on loan and they have people watching them all the time.
"Eddie Newton was really happy with how everything was going and I see no reason to not see him continuing here. He’s playing games and scoring goals and that’s part of his development for Chelsea."