Reunion with Mourinho
Negotiations between Chelsea FC and AS Roma about a transfer of Romelu Lukaku are in the hot phase. The attacker announced his approaching change of scenery himself. How Fabrizio Romano and Gianluca Di Marzio According to unanimous reports, Roma sporting director Tiago Pinto and club owner Dan Friedkin have been in London since Friday to discuss the modalities with the Blues’ management.
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In the room is a loan deal with a volume of 5 million to 6 million euros. As it is said, however, there are still some contractual details to be clarified, so that there can be no talk of a complete agreement yet. The negotiations are to be finalized accordingly in the coming days, this time probably not personally on site.
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Attacker Lukaku is said to have given his commitment to move to the Serie A club long ago. However, the Belgian would have to accept a pay cut of between EUR 7m and EUR 8m. The optimism that all sides will eventually find each other is great. The veteran, tied to Chelsea until 2026 (quoted via “HLN“) said on Saturday on the sidelines of a youth tournament: “Tomorrow I’m flying to Rome to sign there.” Last season, Lukaku contributed 14 goals and seven assists in 37 games on loan to Inter Milan.
At the Italians, Lukaku would again meet coach José Mourinho, under whom he has scored 33 times in 76 games at Chelsea and Man United. The Portuguese star coach welcomed a new attacker on Saturday in Sardar Azmoun (28) from Bayer Leverkusen. At Roma there is a need in the center of attack as Tammy Abraham (25) will be out with a cruciate ligament injury until the end of the year. Andrea Belotti (29) scored twice in the rather disappointing 2-2 draw against US Salernitana in the Serie A opener, but was the only regular center forward in the Roma squad. The Brazilian talent Marcos Leonardo (20; Santos) is also traded with the Giallorossi.
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