Lukaku to Rome: Chelsea open to loan

Now the dream can really come true. Because what used to seem impossible or so, is now no longer. Chelsea has in fact opened up the possibility of being able to send Romelu Lukaku on loan to Roma, a negotiation on which the Giallorossi club has been working on for a few days now with the lights off. But now those lights have turned on and are wide open right on the Dutch giant.

negotiation

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Dan Friedkin, the owner of Roma, has directly taken to the track in the last few days, who in recent days has spoken personally with Todd Boehly, number one of the Blues, also an American entrepreneur. The two are setting up a negotiation that provides for Lukaku’s loan with the right to buy. Paid 115 million in 2021, as of 30 June Lukaku weighed 69 million on Chelsea’s budget, after two years of amortization. Taking him in twelve months would therefore mean having to invest around 46 million, provided that the Blues don’t want to make a capital loss. In addition there is the weight of the player’s salary, which is around 12 million per season and which, in the event that Lukaku does end up landing in Rome, also provides for the participation of the Chelsea to part of the signing.

the phone call

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So what changed the cards on the table, considering the costs of the operation? In the meantime, it happened that the Chelsea-Juve operation (with the Vlahovic-Lukaku exchange) did not go through, that Saudi’s offer was returned to the sender and that the player also personally opened up to the idea of ​​landing in Rome. Because there is Mourinho, with whom he has already worked at Chelsea and Manchester United. The Roma coach has already taken the field, personally calling Romelu and illustrating an ambitious project: with him and Dybala as an attacking duo, Roma would be competitive for the highest goals, the gist of José’s speech. Now Dan Fridekin is working directly on the rest with Boehly. Chelsea will play Luton at home tonight, Lukaku as usual will be out of Pochettino’s ideas. But who knows, maybe it’s not the last game that will see him formally out of the squad with the Blues. And maybe the last one without the Giallorossi wearing.