Former Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham hopes the Blues qualify for next season's Champions League so he can play against them for his new club AC Milan.
Abraham came through Chelsea's academy and went on to make 82 appearances for the West London club before departing for AS Roma in 2021.
After three mixed seasons in the Italian capital, he was then loaned to Milan this summer, where he's joined up with a large cohort of his former Chelsea teammates, including Fikayo Tomori, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and Christian Pulisic.
Since the switch, the 27-year-old has made 11 appearances for the Rossoneri, scoring twice.
Speaking with former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha on the most recent episode of the BBC Sport series "Away Goals," Abraham was asked if he thinks Chelsea can finish in the Premier League's top four this season.
The Blues are currently third after 12 games played, just one point behind second placed Manchester City.
"They have a good team," said Abraham. "Players like Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson, a couple of friends I have there also. I would like to see them finish in the top four because they have something like 50 players or something like that, who are all good players, so they can do it."
Onuoha then said to Abraham: "Then maybe next year you can play against them in the Champions League."
The Milan striker replied: "Hopefully, hopefully."
Milan struggling in Serie A
Abraham's dream of playing against Chelsea in next year's Champions League could remain as just that, however.
While the Blues are on course to qualify for European football's biggest club competition next season, Milan are not.
Paolo Fonseca's side are currently seventh in Serie A and nine points adrift of the top four. In the Champions League, they've also lost two of their four games so far, and are currently placed 20th in the competition's new league phase.
Despite Milan's struggles, Abraham told Onuoha that he's still loving life in Italy, and that he doesn't regret the choice to leave his home country three years ago.
"Milan has been amazing," he said. "I think the decision of moving out here was a brave one. Not many people like to move out of their comfort zone and experience new things."
"I just want to look back on my career after I've finished and be like, 'Wow, I've really lived in places like Rome and Milan,'" he explained.
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