Romelu Lukaku announces his next club and reveals he will fly to seal transfer from Chelsea TOMORROW
ROMELU LUKAKU has announced his next club.
And the Chelsea misfit claims he will fly to seal his transfer tomorrow.
Lukaku, 30, has been training with the Blues’ U21s since returning from a loan at Inter Milan.
The £100million striker made it clear he did not want to play under new Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino.
And Todd Boehly has since been trying to find a destination ever since.
Lukaku saw another return to Inter fall through due to his interest in joining rivals Juventus.
But the Turin side were unable to meet Chelsea’s demands, instead telling the Londoners to pay THEM £40million while taking Dusan Vlahovic off their hands.
Lukaku also turned down several offers from Saudi Arabia, unlike several of his former Chelsea teammates.
And the ex-Man United ace now claims he will indeed be heading back to Italy.
However, this time it will be on a loan deal with capital club Roma.
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Lukaku told reporters in Belgium: “Tomorrow I will fly to Rome to sign.”
The move will see Lukaku link up with Jose Mourinho for a third time.
The Special One famously axed Lukaku from his Chelsea squad after the then-18-year-old missed a penalty in the 2013 European Super Cup final defeat to Bayern Munich.
However, the pair were reunited four years later when Mourinho brought him to United from Everton for £75million.
Lukaku is now set to replace Tammy Abraham for a second time, with the Englishman ditched by Chelsea to make room for Big Rom in 2021.
Abraham is currently out injured with an ACL problem, meaning Lukaku will be tasked with leading Roma’s line for the best part of the season.
It’s reckoned the Italians will pay 100 per cent of his £325,000-a-week wages, while also paying Chelsea a sizeable loan fee.
Earlier this week, Pochettino confirmed Lukaku was heading out again.
He said: “It is the club and of course it is an interesting situation.
“When this type of decision is [made, it is] because they all agree. The player and club are working hard to try and find best solution.
“It is obvious the decision had been made on the side of the player also. We act in consequence of the decision. The club and player are in the position they wanted.”
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