Abraham welcomes first child, a boy 

Nigeria-born AS Roma striker Tammy Abraham has shared pictures with his baby boy after becoming a dad for the first time.

The England striker welcomed the birth of his son Amari in Rome, Italy.

He confirmed the wonderful news on Instagram as he posted three pictures after the birth.

The post was captioned: "Life’s greatest gift ????Amari Abraham 03/03/23."

In one picture, he could be seen holding baby Amari.

In another two pictures, he and his partner Leah Monroe can be seen admiring their son.

While in the third picture, Abraham is giving Leah a kiss on her forehead.

And the former Chelsea star received a bundle congratulatory messages from his fellow football stars.

Fikayo Tomori commented: "Congratulations my brotherReece James said: "RR pending. Congrats to you both❤️."

Ben Chilwell wrote: "Congrats brother ❤️."

Dele Alli added: "Congrats ????????."

Abraham joined Roma in 2021 and in his first season in Italy yielded an impressive 27 goals in all competitions.

But Abraham has struggled for form this term with just seven goals in 33 games.

The striker is being linked with a move back to the Premier League, with Manchester United and Aston Villa credited with an interest in him.