Inter director Beppe Marotta confirms Romelu Lukaku is ‘coming back home’ from Chelsea, warns there is ‘no agreement right now’ with Paulo Dybala, while ‘many clubs’ are interested in Milan Skriniar.
The former Juventus chief spoke to reporters at an event this evening and covered the biggest transfer stories of the summer surrounding the San Siro side.
Lukaku is due to have his medical on Wednesday and Inter exchanged documents with Chelsea today, for a loan deal worth €8m plus bonuses and the Belgium international accepting a pay cut.
“We must thank the club owners. I hope it can all be finalised in a few days,” said Marotta a year on from the €113m sale.
He also spoke from the stage of the event, describing Lukaku only as “a player who did very well here and we are happy he is coming back home.”
The negotiations for players coming in continue after Henrikh Mkhitaryan signed on as a free agent, but talks are still in progress with Dybala over his wage demands and agent’s commission.
“I won’t deny that we met with Dybala’s representatives. We need to explore new avenues and Dybala is one of those we are currently looking at, but in order to reach a conclusion, we need the parties to converge in the same direction.
“There is no agreement right now.”
All these signings also require some sacrifices and the player on his way out first would appear to be Skriniar, the Slovakia international wanted by Paris Saint-Germain and now also Chelsea, while Tottenham Hotspur lie in wait too.
The asking price is circa €70m and so far PSG have reportedly reached €60m including bonuses.
“There is interest from many clubs, both for Skriniar and for other players,” added Marotta.
“We will evaluate it calmly. We don’t want to let go of anyone unless they request to be sold, but sustainability must always be kept in consideration too.”