Tammy Abraham gives interview in fluent Italian just a year after joining AS Roma

AS Roma striker Tammy Abraham has impressed fans by speaking fluent Italian just 12 months after moving to Serie A.

Abraham signed for the Giallorossi from Chelsea in a £34 million switch and had a prolific first season in Italian football.

The England international hit 27 goals in 53 games in all competitions as Jose Mourinho's side won the Europa Conference League.

He looks perfectly at home in the Italian capital and Abraham has quickly picked up the language. After Roma drew 1-1-0 with Juventus in a game he scored in, the 24-year-old did an interview with the club's official channels.

But instead of doing it in his first language, Abraham did it in Italian and didn't miss a beat.

Tammy Abraham doing post match interview in Italian was nice. Also, when the Italian bundles depleted and he reverted to English 😂😂😂

— Gatshy oli Baddie njengo Antou🤌 (@gqhawez) August 28, 2022

Respect to you, Tammy Abraham. Hopefully that Italian keeps getting better, too. 🇮🇹⚽️ https://t.co/z94GL16KsD

— Chris Allcock 🇪🇺🇵🇸 (@DarkGla1ve88) August 30, 2022

Grande Tammy Abraham speaking Italian. He’s getting there 👏

— Rodney (@rodney_roma) August 28, 2022

@tammyabraham good italian 😍 https://t.co/whGQw9ymzv

— Vale@🐕‍🦺🐺🌈 (@tella_vale) August 28, 2022

Imagine facing a live camera and speaking in a new language knowing any word you get wrong could go viral. It’s never underestimated and always appreciated. Doing us proud Tammy! Thanks @LaureJames for bringing to my attention https://t.co/FQQxv8DZSx

— Carrie Brown 💙 (@CarrieBrownTV) August 29, 2022

Bravissimo @tammyabraham!! Proud of you to learn Italian so quickly and even more proud that you just jump in, regardless of mistakes, that’s how I learnt the language 20 odd years ago! Grande Tammy 👏🏼 #ForzaRoma

— Michael Di Stefano (@DiStefano1410) August 29, 2022

I though he was not good enough when he was at Chelsea but brace to take that big move to Roma, he has grown and is doing fantastically well. Then standing there talking Italian just shows how this lad has now grown into a man. Should be on the plane to the World Cup!

— Shaun Constable (@ShaunConstable) August 29, 2022

It's an amazing effort from Abraham, who has taken himself out of his comfort zone by going to a new country and immersing himself into the culture.

Abraham has replicated the feat achieved by his long-time Chelsea teammate Fikayo Tomori, who he came through the ranks with.

Tomori joined AC Milan on loan initially before completing a £24 million switch. And as well as being hailed for his defensive displays which earned the Rossoneri a first Scudetto for 11 years, he was commended for effortlessly speaking Italian in interviews.

Big respect @fikayotomori_. Not only have you been outstanding on the pitch this season in a new country, but you’ve taken time out to learn the language and respected culture 👏🏾 pic.twitter.com/alpbxwmIq2

— Shaun Wright-Phillips (@swp29) May 2, 2022

After a first video emerged in March, he shared the clip on social media with the caption, "Not perfect yet... but I'm trying."

A couple months later and Tomori's Italian had improved considerably when he analysed a 1-0 win over Fiorentina for DAZN.

Former England international Shaun Wright-Phillips praised Tomori's actions, writing: "Big respect @fikayotomori. Not only have you been outstanding on the pitch this season in a new country, but you’ve taken time out to learn the language and respected culture."