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Romelu Lukaku pushes for Inter Milan transfer and does not want to report back for Chelsea pre-season training
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – JUNE 10: Romelu Lukaku of Inter Mila during the UEFA Champions League 2022/23 final match between FC Internazionale and Manchester City FC at Atatuerk Olympic Stadium on June 10, 2023 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)GettyRomelu Lukaku is pushing Chelsea to sell him to Inter Milan this summer after two bids were rejected, talkSPORT understands. Lukaku is desperate to leave Chelsea for good this summer after spending last season on loan at Inter Milan. Lukaku does not want to return to ChelseaGettyBut the Serie A outfit have had two bids rejected so far, though a third bid is expected after the sale of Andre Onana to Manchester United, talkSPORT understands. The Belgium international has already turned down approaches from Saudi Arabia and does not want to join Juventus, either. And with Chelsea players expected back in training this week, Lukaku wants his future resolved sooner rather than later. The striker does not want to return to the club’s Cobham training ground after Mauricio Pochettino said he expected him to turn up on Thursday. When asked about Lukaku, the new Chelsea boss said: “I think the personal situations all the parties know what we think. “In that case he needs to come back on the 12th or 13th [July] to be part of the squad and start pre-season. “When the player arrives the first thing they are doing is to come to my office to see me and say hello. “That is what I expect if he is still a Chelsea player.” Lukaku does not want to return to Chelsea at allPochettino said he expected Lukaku back this weekGettyThere are already reports that Chelsea are willing to accept bids of £40million for Lukaku, a steep decrease on the £97m they forked out just two years ago. But a grand return to Stamford Bridge, a decade after his first move, turned into a nightmare after going on record and telling Sky Italia he wanted to leave halfway through the season. It saw his relationship with Blues fans capitulate, as well as then-manager Thomas Tuchel. The following summer, he was loaned back to Inter in an embarrassing mishap, where he has scored 10 Serie A goals in 25 appearances. The Nerazzurri are keen on keeping the 30-year-old on a permanent basis but are waiting for funds from Onana’s impending move to United. The Red Devils are expected to complete a deal for the Cameroon international worth in the region of £50m. And Inter plan on utilising those funds to sign Lukaku, while a move for Onana to Old Trafford is expected to be completed this week. The Belgian finished runners-up with Inter last season in the Champions League, which they lost to Manchester City.
Romelu Lukaku is pushing Chelsea to sell him to Inter Milan this summer after two bids were rejected, talkSPORT understands.
Lukaku is desperate to leave Chelsea for good this summer after spending last season on loan at Inter Milan.
But the Serie A outfit have had two bids rejected so far, though a third bid is expected after the sale of Andre Onana to Manchester United, talkSPORT understands.
The Belgium international has already turned down approaches from Saudi Arabia and does not want to join Juventus, either.
And with Chelsea players expected back in training this week, Lukaku wants his future resolved sooner rather than later.
The striker does not want to return to the club’s Cobham training ground after Mauricio Pochettino said he expected him to turn up on Thursday.
When asked about Lukaku, the new Chelsea boss said: “I think the personal situations all the parties know what we think.
“In that case he needs to come back on the 12th or 13th [July] to be part of the squad and start pre-season.
“When the player arrives the first thing they are doing is to come to my office to see me and say hello.
“That is what I expect if he is still a Chelsea player.”
There are already reports that Chelsea are willing to accept bids of £40million for Lukaku, a steep decrease on the £97m they forked out just two years ago.
But a grand return to Stamford Bridge, a decade after his first move, turned into a nightmare after going on record and telling Sky Italia he wanted to leave halfway through the season.
It saw his relationship with Blues fans capitulate, as well as then-manager Thomas Tuchel.
The following summer, he was loaned back to Inter in an embarrassing mishap, where he has scored 10 Serie A goals in 25 appearances.
The Nerazzurri are keen on keeping the 30-year-old on a permanent basis but are waiting for funds from Onana’s impending move to United.
The Red Devils are expected to complete a deal for the Cameroon international worth in the region of £50m.
And Inter plan on utilising those funds to sign Lukaku, while a move for Onana to Old Trafford is expected to be completed this week.
The Belgian finished runners-up with Inter last season in the Champions League, which they lost to Manchester City.
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