- Napoli set to sign Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku
- Serie A club directors to hold talks with Chelsea in London
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Napoli are reportedly close to completing their move to sign Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea.
As reported by Fabrizio RomanoNapoli’s directors will meet with Chelsea in London in the next 24 hours to seal a deal.
Romano adds that all parties involved in the deal expect Lukaku to join Napoli.
Lukaku has two years left on his contract at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea wanting a fee close to his £36million buyout fee.
The 31-year-old player has spent the past few seasons on loan in Italy, first at Internazionale and then at AS Roma.
Napoli are reportedly close to signing striker Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea
If the transfer goes through, Lukaku will be reunited with former Inter manager Antonio Conte
If the transfer goes ahead, Lukaku will be reunited with Antonio Conte, under whom he previously worked at Inter.
In the 2020–21 season, Lukaku scored 24 league goals as Conte’s Inter won the Serie A title. Lukaku had also scored 23 times in the league the previous season.
Lukaku, who returned to Chelsea in 2021, will soon see his second spell with the Blues come to an end.
During his two spells at Chelsea, Lukaku scored 15 goals in 59 games.
He also played for Everton and Manchester United and was a regular at Inter for a while.
Chelsea remain in talks with Napoli over Victor Osimhen in separate deal with Lukaku
Chelsea are keen to offload even more players as they look to reduce the number of players in their squad.
Chelsea are still in talks with Napoli over the potential arrival of Victor Osimhen, which could be a separate deal to the Lukaku transfer.
Osimhen boasts an impressive record of 76 goals in 133 games for Napoli, but was not involved in Conte’s side’s 3-0 defeat to Hellas Verona in the opening game of the Serie A season.