Romelu Lukaku finally knows where he will play next season. Back at Chelsea after a mixed loan at Inter Milan (14 goals and 7 assists in 37 matches in all competitions), including a Champions League final lost to Manchester City last spring, the Belgian international striker does not enter into the plans of his trainer Mauricio Pochettino, with whom he would not even have communicated since his return to the London club. A departure is therefore inevitable for the native of Antwerp…
And after an extension of his stay at Inter – with whom the 30-year-old has cut ties – and the various leads revealed by the Italian press (Juventus, AC Milan, etc.), the Red Devil with 108 selections (75 achievements) will eventually join AS Roma. Indeed, a meeting was organized this Saturday between the leaders of the Blues and their giallorossi counterparts to agree on the terms of his arrival in the club of the Italian capital, in search of an attacking reinforcement after the serious injury of Tammy Abraham.
Lukaku confirms his arrival in Rome
In addition, as we revealed to you exclusively on our site, the two boards are seeking to agree on the compensation associated with his loan, Chelsea asking for 7 million euros while AS Roma are pushing for pay only 4. What confirm the negotiations for several days between the two clubs. And while he was present at a youth tournament in Boom, where his son also played his first match with Anderlecht, the former Mauves striker confirmed his future signing for the Louve club.
“I’m nervous, tomorrow I’m flying to Rome to sign my contract”he said, comments reported by the Belgian daily Het Laatste Nieuws. Romelu Lukaku will not only continue to evolve in Serie A, the championship he played for three seasons with the Nerazzurri (97 games, 57 goals and 18 assists), but will also find a face he knows, in the person of José Mourinho, since he played under his orders 76 times in the jersey of Manchester United (73) and Chelsea (3).
