Brits abroad: Tammy Abraham to thrive in Rome derby, and young Scot impressing
- Michael Graham
- 23 September 2021
The impressive array of British talent playing abroad face a tough weekend, with the Rome derby on the horizon for Tammy Abraham.
Unlike previous eras, there is no shortage of British talent plying their trade in the top foreign leagues and watching them can be fascinating viewing.
We take our weekly look in on how they are getting on and how they could help you with your weekend betting.
Derby day for Tammy Abraham
It's the Rome derby this weekend, which means a first taste of that particular occasion for Roma ace Tammy Abraham.
The former Chelsea man has made a fine start to life in Italy under Jose Mourinho and has already hit his goalscoring groove.
Lazio are the 'home' team in this one, and interestingly the 'away' team have not won this derby since 2017. Roma haven't done it from the away locker room since 2016.
Jude Bellingham's new fan
In terms of young British talent plying their trade abroad, there's no one hotter right now than Jude Bellingham.
The 18-year-old just keeps on getting better and better in the Borussia Dortmund midfield. His recent performances have even earned him a glowing reference from World Cup-winning team-mate Mats Hummels.
"A great footballer, a great guy. He'll go his way 100 per cent, without any doubt about it."
Bellingham already has a couple of goals to his name this season, so backing him to open the scoring may be a shrewd - and fun - punt to take, especially at anything over 10/1.
History-making Aaron Hickey
The 19-year-old scored his first goal for Bologna and in doing so became the first Scottish player to score in Serie A since Graeme Souness netted for Sampdoria on January 19, 1986.
It wasn't enough to earn Bologna all three points, with Genoa earning a 2-2 draw, but they will be confident of a good return from Empoli this weekend.
Hickey's defending has come in for criticism from the Italian media, particularly in the 6-1 thrashing by Inter Milan.
However, he is likely to keep his place and Bologna look good value to get back to winning ways.
Fikayo Tomori to impress again
The AC Milan defender is another Chelsea academy graduate who has moved to Italy and been able to establish himself at a top club.
He was unfortunate to score an own goal in the Champions League against Liverpool at Anfield, although he impressed when moved to right-back in the 1-1 away draw with Juventus.
Expect him to feature again at Spezia this weekend and back Milan to keep a clean sheet.
Still no Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale was hopeful of a fresh start under Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid this season, but injury has put a major dent in his plans.
