It appears that Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku will soon be granted his wish to leave the club and rejoin his beloved Inter Milan.
It was only a year ago that he was planning a return to Chelsea, which he later described as his "dream." The tables have now been turned.
According to The Telegraph today, Chelsea wants the deal completed as soon as possible. This is most likely because they will need to find a suitable replacement for the Belgian international, and the publication has named four attackers who they are considering.
They claim that Raheem Sterling, Ousmane Dembélé, and Christopher Nkunku are all attacking targets for Chelsea, while Arsenal target Gabriel Jesus has been offered to the club.
You'd think there are more names to add to this list that Chelsea and Tuchel will consider this summer.
He appears to be desperate to leave Chelsea now, and all of the major media outlets are reporting that Chelsea is now deep in negotiations with Inter Milan to make the deal happen.
However, some of the details are jarring. What is clear is that Chelsea is seeking a £20 million loan fee. However, it appears clear that Inter has no intention of paying that much.
According to the Times, Inter are willing to pay a loan fee of between £7 million and £9 million for Lukaku. The silver lining here is that they would pay all of Lukaku's wages, which we were skeptical about based on previous reports.
Inter Milan and Chelsea will hold further talks as the Italian club attempts to re-sign Romelu Lukaku, with an improved offer expected after their initial approach was rejected.
A loan deal to re-join Inter is being negotiated, a year after the £97.5 million switch that brought the Belgium striker to Stamford Bridge for the second time in his career.
Inter are prepared to cover the entire salary agreement with Lukaku, and after seeing a proposed fee of around €5 million rejected by Chelsea, they are expected to reach an acceptable figure.
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