Romelu Lukaku, a ‘wantaway’ striker, will be permitted to leave Chelsea on a temporary basis after negotiations for a permanent transfer fell down.
According to football writer David Orsten, the club is now prepared to let Lukaku go on loan as long as the arrangement contains a buy-back clause or is a straightforward loan with a sizeable price.
Following the most recent development, teams from the Saudi Pro League, Barcelona, Juventus, and Roma are allegedly interested in signing the Belgian.
Lukaku originally joined Chelsea from Anderlecht as a youngster in 2011 for a rumoured sum of roughly €12 million, and following a loan period that included West Brom, he left on a permanent basis for Everton.
He subsequently transferred from Inter Milan to the team in 2021 for a sum of £97.5 million.
He was the focus of a contentious interview in December 2021 during which he criticised the coaching style of Thomas Tuchel, the team’s then-coach. As a result, he was cut from the squad.
He scored 14 goals in 37 games while on loan from Inter Milan during the 2022–23 season.
