Chelsea have accepted a huge £18million bid from Wolverhampton Wanderers for striker Tammy Abraham, according to reports from The Sun.

The 21-year old has been on fire for Aston Villa on loan from Stamford Bridge this season, and is currently one of the leading goalscorers in the Sky Bet Championship having scored 16 goals in 21 games this season.

His form in front of goal had alerted the likes of Premier League sides AFC Bournemouth, Huddersfield Town, Brighton and Hove Albion and Fulham, with Villa desperate to keep hold of their talisman.

But, the latest transfer report claims that he may not be on Villa’s, nor Chelsea’s books much longer, with Wolverhampton Wanderers set to land the prolific forward for a fee of £18million.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s men are looking to add to their firepower up front, with Raul Jimenez often struggling up top on his own – the West Midlands club will look to negotiate personal terms with Abraham before the weekend.

Villa currently sit five points off the play-off places having won just one of their last six games in the Championship, and could now have to cope without their top goalscorer for the remainder of the season and beyond.

The Verdict

Wow – what a development this is.

There were whispers of Wolves preparing a “massive bid” for Abraham, but £18million is surely enough to tempt Chelsea into selling.

It’s a shame for Abraham – he was on fire for Villa and was really improving as a player, and he’ll be looking to replicate his form shown this season over at Molineux.