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According to recent reports, Edin Dzeko is set to join Inter Milan from AS Roma on a free transfer. He will join Inter as a replacement for Romelu Lukaku, who recently moved to his former club Chelsea for £97.5 million.
Dzeko signed for AS Roma from Manchester City in 2016. He played 168 league games during his time at the Stadio Olimpico, scoring 77 goals. He won the Serie A Golden Shoe during the 2016-17 season and was also awarded the AS Roma Player of the Season that campaign.
His departure has left a huge void in Roma's squad and manager Jose Mourinho is currently looking for his replacement.
Right on that note, here's a list of three players who can replace Edin Dzeko at AS Roma.
#1 Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain)
AS Roma have been linked with Paris St. Germain's Mauro Icardi to replace Edin Dzeko recently.
The Argentina international started his professional career with Serie A club Sampdoria in 2011, where he scored 11 goals in 33 games before moving to Inter Milan in 2013.
He played 188 league games during his spell at Inter, scoring 111 goals. He won the Serie A Golden Shoe during the 2014-15 and 2017-18 seasons and was also named in the Serie A Team of the Season twice.
The 28-year old left Serie A to join French club Paris St. Germain on loan in 2019 and later permanently in 2020. He has played 41 league games for the Paris club thus far, scoring 20 goals.
He helped the club win one Ligue 1 title, while also playing a key role in their run to the final of the UEFA Champions League during the 2019-20 season.
However, with the recent arrival of Lionel Messi at PSG, Icardi might find himself surplus to requirements at the club. He could move away from the Parc des Princes this summer in search of regular football.
#2 Tammy Abraham (Chelsea)
Chelsea's Tammy Abraham has been mooted as a possible option to replace Edin Dzeko at AS Roma.
Abraham was Chelsea's top goalscorer during the 2019-20 season but has fallen down the pecking order since the arrival of Thomas Tuchel. He played 22 league games last season, with just 10 of them as a starter. The recent arrival of Romelu Lukaku will push him further down the line and he is likely to move away from Stamford Bridge this summer.
Nevertheless, the 23-year-old has also been linked with a number of Premier League clubs in recent weeks. It'll take a lot of persuasion from Jose Mourinho to convince him to move to Rome.
#3 Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City)
Leicester City's Kelechi Iheanacho is another Premier League striker who has been linked with a move to AS Roma.
The 24-year old is a versatile attacker who is comfortable playing as a striker or as an attacking midfielder. His key strengths are his pace and dribbling skills, while also being composed in front of the goal.
Iheanacho joined Leicester from Manchester City in 2017. He played 96 games for the Foxes thus far, scoring 21 goals. The Nigerian mostly served as a deputy to Jamie Vardy but he always looked lively whenever his opportunity arrived.
The former Manchester City attacker signed a new long-term contract with the East Midlands club last season. This means Leicester are likely to demand a huge fee if Roma attempt to sign him.
