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No Class: Cardiff Boss Neil Warnock Criticises Chelsea Over Failed Move for Tammy Abraham

Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock has criticised Chelsea for failing to show 'class' after a deal for Tammy Abraham fell through this summer.

Warnock had been keen on signing the 20-year-old but the Blues apparently did not return the Cardiff manager's phone calls, with the striker eventually moving to Aston Villa. The veteran manager has now criticised Chelsea after he held off on other deals in order to sign Abraham.

Speaking to Standard Sport, Warnock said: "I wanted Tammy Abraham from day one.

"I spoke to Eddie Newton (Chelsea’s loan player technical coach) about it, but he ended up at Aston Villa.