Chelsea might make a transfer for former striker Romelu Lukaku as they give the impression of being to usher in a confirmed scorer this summer time, though Inter’s present valuation of the Belgian star would imply breaking their present switch report to make it occur.
Chelsea invested closely in attacking gamers final summer time once they spent a complete of £ 160 million on Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech. However the objectives for the out-and-out strikers within the squad have been restricted, with Werner, Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud having up to now solely scored 18 occasions between them within the Premier League.
Chelea’s present striker has not scored sufficient objectives this season High quality Sport Pictures / Getty Pictures
90 minutes solely revealed again in December that Chelsea had been ready to spend huge cash on a brand new striker in 2021 and initially targeted their efforts on Erling Haaland. However with the Norwegian presently essentially the most sought-after participant on the planet and now the command is predicted anyplace between £ 130m and £ 180m till a 2022 launch clause is activated, the Blues might flip their consideration elsewhere.
The Day by day Mail writes that Lukaku is on the Stamford Bridge radar and is taken into account an “enticing choice” as he’s already accustomed to the Premier League and Chelsea are already accustomed to him, having first signed him as an 18-year-old again in 2011.
Chelsea offered Lukaku to Everton in 2014 after a profitable mortgage spell at Goodison Park however had been eager to signal him in 2017 for then-manager Antonio Conte. They misplaced to Manchester United on the time, however United in flip offered him to Inter 2019, the place he lastly related with Conte.
Lukaku was a Chelsea participant from 2011 to 2014 | Stanley Chou / Getty Pictures
Lukaku scored 34 occasions in all competitions in his debut marketing campaign with Inter 2019/20. It was the primary time in his profession that he reached the milestone of 30 objectives in a single season and he’s on his strategy to getting there once more in 2020/21, which may even give Inter’s first Serie A title since 2010.
Regardless of the membership’s renewed success in the sphere, it has been instructed that Inter could possibly be open to promoting gamers this summer time consequently of the Chinese language mum or dad firm Suning’s monetary issues.
However it nonetheless takes a premium payment to reward Lukaku away from the San Siro and the reported determine is £ 105 million, which might cut up Chelsea’s present switch report of £ 71.6 million. It will additionally characterize a brand new UK report, effectively over the £ 89 million Manchester United paid for Paul Pogba in 2016.
Lukaku might price 105 million kilos, which can be a brand new Chelsea report Jonathan Moscrop / Getty Pictures
Harry Kane can also be mentioned to be of curiosity to Chelsea, as effectively as Manchester Metropolis, consequently of his unsure future at Tottenham, however is in all probability additionally out of attain – 90min understands that the one Kane deal Spurs are keen to focus on this summer time is a brand new contract .
Chelsea have additionally been strongly linked with the outgoing Manchester Metropolis legend Sergio Aguero, who will likely be obtainable as a free agent this summer time and might supply a short-term answer.
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