Chelsea Football Club have agreed a €115m fee with Inter Milan for Romelu Lukaku. The striker will sign a five-year deal worth around €12m-13m per season. The Belgium international had asked Inter to be omitted from their matchday squad for a friendly against Parma on Sunday August 8th in order to seal a return to Stamford Bridge. A reunion now seems to be imminent, more so if Lukaku finalizes on the agreement plans tabled between the two clubs. The €115m fee agreed with Inter equates to around £97.5m, meaning it is just shy of the British record £100m that Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish on Thursday.
Early on Friday, reports claimed that Chelsea intended to submit two different bids for Lukaku. The first was a part-exchange deal, with the Blues offering €105m plus right-back Davide Zappacosta, while the second would be a straight-cash deal worth up to €115m. It appears Inter have opted to take the latter option.
Lukaku has been on quite the journey since leaving Chelsea. He spent three years as an Everton player. Then two at Manchester United, who he joined in the summer of 2017 after opting against a return to Stamford Bridge. A move to Inter Milan followed in August 2019 and the Belgian has enjoyed great success at the San Siro. He has struck 64 goals in 95 games for the club and spearheaded their charge to the Serie A title last season.