Julius Okorie
Chelsea have placed a ban on further loan deals for Belgium international, Romelu Lukaku, for good.
The Stamford Bridge landlords, are eager to recoup some or full £97.5 million they paid Inter Milan for him in 2021. The club believes outright sale of Lukaku,will fetch a better deal and also get his £325,000-a-week wages off their books.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelRoma are interested in re-signing Lukaku, who spent last season on loan at the Serie A club, but are unable to meet the asking price. AC Milan and Napoli, who have just appointed Lukaku’s former manager, Antonio Conte, are also reportedly interested.
Last year, Chelsea accepted a $54 million bid from Saudi Arabian club, Al-Hilal, for Lukaku but former Inter Milan and Manchester United forward, rejected the move.
Lukaku scored 13 goals in 32 games for Roma last season under former coach Jose Mourinho.
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Mourinho, who was recently unveiled as Fenerbahce coach, has a soft spot for Lukaku and there are strong indications he might convince the club to look the way of Lukaku, ahead of the next season.
Lukaku is among top players, expected to battle for the Golden Boot of this year’s Euro Championship, which gets underway on 14th June in Germany.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
