Emmanuel Petit feels would ‘fit perfectly’ at as the Roma striker continues to be linked with a return to the Premier League.
The 24-year-old called time on his spell with last summer by securing a permanent move to the Serie A side.
His first season abroad has seen him bag 15 league goals so far and despite Chelsea having a £68m buy-back option, former Blues midfielder Petit feels another of his old sides could benefit.
‘Abraham reminds me of Emmanuel Adebayor, his physical presence in the penalty area,’ he told .
‘Abraham’s reaction when he arrived at Roma has been brilliant because he’s scored 15 [league] goals and has so many assists, so he’s enjoying his football there.
‘He went to Italy with the feeling of revenge for what happened at Chelsea.
‘He’s not stupid, he will see what’s going on with the strikers at Chelsea with Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner, they’re struggling.
‘So maybe he’s thinking, “it would have been worse for me if I had stayed at Chelsea.” He made the right decision and he’s having a great season with Roma.
‘I’m pretty sure he wants to come back to England and he would fit perfectly at Arsenal because he’s a different player to Alexandre Lacazette with a different style, different physique and he’s a goalscorer.
‘Even at Chelsea he was scoring goals, not as many as he wanted, but he’s 24 years old so he still has a lot to learn.’
It remains unclear whether Arsenal would be interested in a move for the England international but Mikel Arteta will likely need to recruit a new striker in the summer regardless.
Having allowed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to leave in January, Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah are both in the final few months of their contracts with their futures uncertain.
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