Romelu Lukaku has agreed to a loan return to Inter and now the clock is ticking to reach a deal with Chelsea.
The 29-year-old Belgian forward did not have a good year with the Blues following his €115m move last year, only netting eight goals in 26 Premier League appearances, looking a shell of his former self. As the year progressed the idea of returning to the Nerazzurri began to make more sense for all parties.
As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Lukaku has agreed to a loan return to Inter, where he’ll earn €7.5m net in wages, significantly lower than the €12m plus €3m in add-ons he earns with Chelsea.
Inter now need to reach an agreement with Chelsea before the end of the month in order to take advantage of the benefits of the Growth Decree law. Completing the deal by June 30 means Lukaku’s salary would only cost €11m gross and not €15m, making a deal significantly more accessible.
🔴 Gazzetta : L'#Inter a trouvé un accord avec Romelu #Lukak autour d'un salaire de 7,5 millions d'euros. L'avocat du joueur a désormais 15 jours pour convaincre #Chelsea d'accepter la formule du prêt. pic.twitter.com/iMmBCTznPY
— GuillaumeMP (@Guillaumemp) June 1, 2022
Same “news” as the previous days!
This is not happening unless Marina is having a really bad day.
If you were Chelsea, would you want to keep a player that is unhappy, unmotivated and not performing? I say bring him back. If he’s banging in the goals, do I really care how he left? Redeem yourself now and hope he’s learned his lesson.
Doesn’t make sense to me. If you paid 100+ million for a player why would you not give him a second season to prove himself?
Same “news” as the previous days.
This is not happening unless Marina is having a really bad day.
Inter don’t have the money.