Chelsea are confident of agreeing a deal to bring Romelu Lukaku back to the club this summer as talks progress with Inter Milan.
90min revealed in May that Lukaku was top of club owner Roman Abramovich’s wish list, as he sanctioned the signing of a world-class striker following his side’s struggles in front of goal in 2020/21.
Chelsea head coach, Thomas Tuchel has given the green light to the pursuit as he feels the club need a new frontman to compete with Premier League champions Manchester City.
Superstars Lukaku and Erling Haaland emerged as their two most likely options, but talks over both players have now taken different trajectories, with Borussia Dortmund refusing to sell their Norwegian phenomenon in 2021.
That has left Chelsea to focus on Lukaku who has been a firm favourite of Abramovich ever since his first spell at Stamford Bridge, which ended in 2014 after just 15 appearances. Chelsea and Inter have been locked in talks, and communication has been constant for a number of weeks.
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Chelsea are confident of agreeing a deal to bring Romelu Lukaku back to the club this summer as talks progress with Inter.
90min revealed in May that Lukaku was top of club owner Roman Abramovich’s wish list, as he sanctioned the signing of a world-class striker following his side’s struggles in front of goal in 2020/21. Head coach Thomas Tuchel has given the green light to the pursuit as he feels the club need a new frontman to compete with Premier League champions Manchester City.
Superstars Lukaku and Erling Haaland emerged as their two most likely options, but talks over both players have now taken different trajectories, with Borussia Dortmund refusing to sell their Norwegian phenomenon in 2021.
That has left Chelsea to focus on Lukaku who has been a firm favourite of Abramovich ever since his first spell at Stamford Bridge, which ended in 2014 after just 15 appearances. Chelsea and Inter have been locked in talks, and communication has been constant for a number of weeks.
An offer of around £85m plus Marcus Alonso was rejected, with Inter demanding in excess of £100m for their star man. That means the Blues will have to break the British transfer record to bring him in, and they are prepare to do exactly that.
It emerged on Tuesday night that the west London club are preparing a monstrous cash bid worth £110m – which could well be enough to convince Inter to sell – as well as an enticing financial package for the Belgian.
Lukaku’s representatives have been made aware of the terms that would be on offer at Stamford Bridge, and it is believed it would make him the highest paid player at the club.
A source told 90min there is growing confidence at Chelsea that they will get their man, with their next bid likely to meet Inter chairman Steven Zhang’s valuation and Lukaku now ready to return to the club he left in 2014.