Juventus are ‘eager to sign Romelu Lukaku’ but are furious with Chelsea for raising its price tag after ‘telling rivals Inter Milan about their interest’
- Juventus have expressed interest in Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku
- They are not happy with The Blues informing rivals Inter Milan of their interest
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Juventus are “interested in signing Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku” but are furious with the Blues for “telling Inter Milan about their interest in driving up his price tag”.
Lukaku joined Stamford Bridge for £97.5 million in 2021, but spent last season on loan at Inter after falling out with then Blues boss Thomas Tuchel.
The Nerazzurri are interested in signing the 30-year-old permanently, but have turned down a £23 million offer from Chelsea, who want around £40 million.
According to posts in Il Corriere dello Sport, Juventus is also interested in the striker, but is not happy with the behavior of The Blues.
They claim Chelsea told Inter about the old lady’s interest in pushing him up his price tag, much to Juve’s chagrin.
Romelu Lukaku scored 14 goals for Inter Milan last season while on loan from Chelsea
Mauricio Pochettino is not ruling out a striker’s place in his Blues squad next season, but Lukaku would prefer a transfer
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Saudi side Al Hilal are also interested in the Belgium international, who scored 14 goals last season as Inter reached the Champions League final.
New Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino is not ruling out keeping Lukaku at the club next season, but would prefer a striker who is happy to be in West London.
When asked about the striker in his first press conference as manager, he said: “Everyone knows what we think. In that case, he must come back on the 12th or 13th to be part of the roster to begin the preseason.
“When he arrives, the first thing he does is come to my office and say hello. If he’s still a Chelsea player, I expect the same.’
The Blues are still looking for at least seven players as they continue to recoup more than £212 million in sales.
PAOK wants Baba Rahman, Al Nassr still wants Hakim Ziyech while Ethan Ampadu, Trevoh Chalobah, Malang Sarr and Callum Hudson-Odoi are likely to leave.
Meanwhile, AC Milan are approaching a £19 million fee plus add-ons with Chelsea for Christian Pulisic.
The 24-year-old is one of many players Chelsea are considering letting go when they start again under Pochettino.
Ideally, the American would like to stay in England, but other clubs are hesitant to honor the winger’s current contract, which sees him earning more than £200,000 a week.
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Juve boss Massimiliano Allegri is not happy with the Blues for informing Simone Inzaghi’s Inter of their interest in driving up the price.