As things stand, the deal potentially taking Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea to Juventus is at a bit of a stalemate, which has already been widely reported.
The Belgian wants out of the Blues, they want him away from Stamford Bridge and the Italians are keen to sign him as long as they get money for Dusan Vlahovic.
Some movement has taken place, but Corriere della Sera report that the Chelsea striker doesn’t feel like it’s been enough, and has decided to take matters into his own hands.
The newspaper report that the player’s entourage are ‘seriously starting to press’ Cristiano Giuntoli, Juventus’ director of football, to make his move.
Lukaku and those around have also ‘never hidden that they expect concrete answers’ from the Serie A side by the weekend, and it’s now up to the aforementioned transfer guru to ‘find a way to give a decisive boost to the negotiation’.
Whether that is accepting a lower fee from Chelsea for Vlahovic remains to be seen, but with the idea of a swap + cash deal still seemingly on the table, that could be what is needed to get this very long and drawn out transfer saga over the line.
