English striker of Nigerian heritage, Tammy Abraham, has secured a loan move to Turkish Süper Lig powerhouse Besiktas from Roma.
The club announced that it finalized a season-long loan for the 27-year-old, who completed a medical after arriving in Istanbul on Tuesday, with an option to make the transfer permanent for a 13-million-euro fee starting from the 2026-27 season.
“A loan fee of 2,000,000 euros will be paid to AS for the 2025-2026 season,” Besiktas stated, noting that if specific contractual conditions are fulfilled, the transfer would become permanent for “a transfer fee of 13,000,000 euros”.
That fee would be paid in installments until 2030.
The club had revealed on Tuesday that it had initiated discussions with AS Roma and the player, who still has one year remaining on his contract with the Italian club and whose full name is Kevin Oghenetega Tamaraebi Bakumo-Abraham.
Abraham joined Serie A club AS Roma in August 2021 on a five-year deal after transferring from Premier League club Chelsea for a fee of 41 million euros (£35 million, $48 million) and played a key role in the team that clinched the 2022 Europa Conference League trophy.
The former England international recently completed a loan spell with Roma’s rivals AC Milan for the 2024-25 season, where he scored 10 goals across all competitions.
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