Over the past few weeks, we have seen a lot of articles surrounding the future of Romelu Lukaku, who is currently on loan at Inter from Chelsea.
The Belgian returned to Stamford Bridge during the summer of 2021 in a big and very expensive transfer, but the relationship with Thomas Tuchel never blossomed and his come back ended up in a failure.
He quickly made it clear he wanted to head back to Italy, where Inter, who never wanted him to go in the first place, were happy to welcome him back.
They did so on loan, with Chelsea agreeing to a one-year deal with a view to extending that for a second season if possible.
The latter part has been put in doubt of late due to the player’s injury issues, but with hope that those are behind him now, there is talk of it happening.
The reason for that, according to Corriere dello Sport, is simply because Chelsea ‘no longer want Lukaku’ at the club.
At Stamford Bridge, ‘they consider his second adventure with the Blues short over’, and even the struggles under Graham Potter without a recognised striker have ‘not changed the mind of the leaders of the London club’.
Because Todd Boehly wants a young squad, Lukaku, and his ’30 years to be completed on May 13th, has nothing to do with the project anymore’.
Whether he stays at Inter is also not fully guaranteed, as previous articles, and this one, make it clear he needs to convince them that spending a large sum of money on his wages will be worth it going forward.
The player does want to stay, and he could cost less, with the Serie A side having to pay just €5m up front rather than the €8m they gave Chelsea last summer.
On top of that, him wanting to remain at San Siro ‘at all costs’ could also see him accept to lower his wages from the €8.5m/year net he is currently on, making it all in all a far more favourable deal for the Italians.
