Published on 29.08.2023
Roma agree £8m season-long loan deal with Chelsea for Romelu Lukaku
Chelsea have agreed a season-long loan deal with Roma for Romelu Lukaku. The Serie A side will pay £8m to have the striker for a year.
There is no obligation for Roma to make the deal permanent but they will cover the Belgian’s salary totalling €7.5m over 10 months.
Lukaku rejoined Chelsea for £97.5m in 2021 but scored only eight Premier League goals in 26 games before being loaned out to Internazionale last season.
The return of the striker has been a disaster for the club and they are struggling to find a permanent home for the 30-year-old.
The player will not be an issue for another season but with a contract at Stamford Bridge until 2026, the Blues will be back in the same situation next summer.
The 30-year-old fell out with then-manager Thomas Tuchel and was loaned back to Inter Milan the following summer.
But while the Nerazzurri wanted to bring him in again, he snubbed Inter to try and force a move to Juventus, which also failed.
It saw him burn his bridges at both Serie A clubs before Roma stepped up and made the forward an offer.
