Inter Milan: Lukaku will sign his return to Serie A
Author of a very disappointing 2021-22 season, Romelu Lukaku absolutely wants to leave Chelsea very quickly. His return to Inter Milan is becoming more and more precise.
Less than a year after his successful transfer to the London club against a check for 113 million euros, the Belgian international is preparing to return to Inter Milan. Barring a huge rebound, Lukaku should be on a paying loan from the London club during the 2022-23 financial year. All the lights are now green for a return to Lombardy.
Tuchel does not hold it back
Author of a very promising debut in the Blues jersey last year, the Belgian striker then chained injuries and disappointing performances while Kai Havertz gradually managed to convince Thomas Tuchel that his place was becoming essential in the starting lineup at the center forward position. Tensions then quickly appeared between the German technician and his star striker and Lukaku did not hesitate to publicize his discomfort in the Italian press. Today, he seems more determined than ever to leave.
Inter Milan insists
After a first loan offer refused by Chelsea (5 million euros, plus 2 million bonuses), the Lombard club returned to the charge with a second more important proposal and which visibly corresponds to the requests of the London formation, closed to the idea of a permanent transfer for the moment. Italian media agree the deal is set to close with a check for €10m for a season-long loan. In other good news for the Italian club, Lukaku has reportedly agreed to lower his current salary to return to Inter, with whom he won the Scudetto in the 2020-21 season. Indeed, Lukaku now favors his sporting development a few months before the World Cup in Qatar and cannot afford such a disappointing new season on a personal level. His annual compensation should therefore increase from 12 to 9 million euros. In recent weeks, Bayern Munich had approached Lukaku but this track was more of a plan B in the event of failure of the Sadio Mané file.