Inter and Chelsea continue talks above and beyond Lukaku

Inter and Chelsea continue negotiations for the return of Romelu Lukaku, but are also in wider discussions around Denzel Dumfries, Milan Skriniar, Alessandro Bastoni and Stefan de Vrij.

A crunch meeting was expected today in which Chelsea were meant to set the price-tag for the paid one-season loan, having rejected the €5m offer.

However, Sky Sport Italia maintain there has still been no response from Stamford Bridge, although confidence remains they can do a deal by the end of the week for €10m plus bonuses.

The development, according to both Sky Sport Italia and the Corriere della Sera, is that the two clubs are also having wider talks around a group of Inter players who are of interest to Chelsea.

Dumfries is the main target, with a price-tag of circa €45m, while Paris Saint-Germain remain the favourites for €80m-rated centre-back Skriniar.

Dutch international defender De Vrij is a cheaper alternative, but Simone Inzaghi and Inter directors are refusing to consider a sale for Bastoni.