Tammy Abraham wanted in Premier League loan deal despite Aston Villa striker crisis

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Ipswich have agreed a deal with Aston Villa to sign Tammy Abraham on loan, talkSPORT understands.It’s now up to the striker to decide whether he wants to make the move to Ipswich.Abraham made three appearances in Aston Villa’s Europa League triumph last term, becoming just the second player to win all three current major UEFA club trophiesGettyAbraham might be on the move againAbraham re-joined Villa in January having previously helped fire them to promotion from the Championship while on loan from Chelsea.But Premier League minutes were few and far between last season for the 28-year-old, who made only two starts in the competition and averaged just over 23 minutes per appearance.That was largely due to the form of Ollie Watkins – who is poised to leave Villa for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal.Having already sold Donyell Malen this summer and with 17-year-old wonderkid Brian Madjo currently out injured, Villa are severely short of options at centre-forward – though talkSPORT understands they are close to completing a big-money deal for Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson.Villa’s nightmare start to the seasonUnai Emery had to deploy Emi Buendia – typically a winger – up front for last Sunday’s terrible 4-0 Premier League opening-weekend loss to Brighton.Watkins was left out of the matchday squad amid uncertainty over his future.When quizzed by Sky Sports on the reason for Watkins’ absence, Emery stayed quiet for a moment before bizarrely replying: “Silence.”Villa managed six shots all game – not helped by debutant Joao Gomes being sent off late in the first half for kicking out at Brighton’s Georginio Rutter.But despite their attacking thinness, Villa are prepared to let Abraham leave on loan.The 11-cap England international played 18 minutes in Villa’s Super Cup defeat by Paris Saint-Germain earlier this month but wasn’t even named on the bench for the trip to Brighton.Four of Abraham’s last five Villa appearances have come from the benchGettyIpswich back with a bangNewly promoted Ipswich made a dream start to the campaign by beating Sunderland 2-1, with Jack Clarke scoring a 90th-minute winner against his former club.There was also an impressive debut for Emersonn, the Brazilian striker for whom Ipswich paid a club-record fee to sign from Toulouse.The 22-year-old opened the scoring midway through the first half and had the joint most shots in the match.Gary O’Neil’s side have added three further forwards: wingers Daizen Maeda and Abdul Fatawu, and centre-forward Chuba Akpom.But it seems they’re not done yet when it comes to beefing up their attack, and Abraham could become the latest piece of the puzzle.Having beaten Leicester 3-1 in the second round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, Ipswich are back in Premier League action away to Manchester United on Sunday, live on talkSPORT.