Chelsea have a blended document in the case of spending massive cash on strikers in recent times, and it appears to be like like Romelu Lukaku will likely be remembered alongside Alvaro Morata and Fernando Torres as marquee signings that simply didn’t work out.
On paper, Lukaku’s return to Stamford Bridge final summer season regarded like a no brainer. He was coming off two distinctive seasons with Inter Milan and there was loads of unfinished enterprise to encourage him, nevertheless it simply didn’t work out.
Sky Sports activities reported that Chelsea paid as a lot as £97.5m to deliver him again to the membership final summer season, nevertheless it now appears to be like like he’ll be allowed to go away on mortgage with the asking value for the operation being drastically dropped:
Inter are more and more assured of securing Romelu Lukaku on mortgage. Tone has modified after Chelsea present willingness to compromise on his exit: https://t.co/YQA5FuugtD #CFC
— Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) June 15, 2022
The report does declare that Chelsea have explored the potential of attempting to signal one in every of Inter’s defenders in return as they appear to strengthen a positon of want, however that’s unlikely to occur and this appears to be like like it would simply be a mortgage operation, whereas there’s no suggestion of there being an possibility to purchase at this stage.
His place within the squad will must be crammed however he was solely in a position to present eight Premier League targets final season so it won’t be the largest boots to fill, whereas in some methods it’s admirable of Chelsea to easily minimize bait and admit the experiment has failed reasonably than attempting to drive him into the group to justify the enormous outlay.
