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Amid the many rumours surrounding Romelu Lukaku lately, the Chelsea forward has ended up being linked with a move to Turkey.

It’s been recently claimed that Galatasaray would like to sign the Blues’ striker, as they’d want him to replace Mauro Icardi.

Italian outlet CalcioMercato.it now features a story just to turn down the rumour.

It’s claimed there’s ‘nothing true’ in the stories saying Lukaku could leave Chelsea for Galatasaray this summer.

The outlet says the Turkish club have ‘never negotiated’ for that signing, and that counts for both a loan and permanent transfer.

That’s understood as a sign that Juventus and Saudi clubs can continue their pursuit of the player, even though clubs from outside Europe shall have a harder job to convince him.

On Monday morning, Italian newspaper Corriere Dello Sport stated Chelsea have been putting pressure on Lukaku to accelerate his exit from the club.

The Blues continue to demand €40m to let him go, and while Juventus struggle to meet that price, it’s Saudi clubs who are interested in paying that much.