According to reports, ‘everything indicates’ that Romelu Lukaku will leave Chelsea this summer and Barcelona are ‘ready’ to target him.
Lukaku returned to Chelsea last year. They splashed out £97.5m to bring him in from Inter Milan.
The Belgium international shone in Serie A in 2021/22. He grabbed 24 goals and eleven assists from his 36 appearances.
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The forward has struggled since returning to England. He has only managed to score five Premier League goals so far this season.
Back in December, Lukaku revealed in an extraordinary interview that he was not happy at Chelsea.
Spanish outlet MARCA are now reporting that Lukaku is ‘entering the equation’ for Barcelona.
With deals for Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski ‘more complicated’, Barcelona are ‘ready to launch Plan C’ to sign Lukaku.
It is stated that ‘everything indicates that he will leave London’ this summer. ‘Several teams’ are understood to be interested in him.
Elsewhere, Thomas Tuchel has revealed Sunday’s Goodison Park clash with Everton will be his first in-person meeting with Frank Lampard.
Tuchel’s Chelsea predecessor Lampard sent the German coach a good luck message when the former Paris St Germain boss took the Stamford Bridge helm in January 2021.
Lampard is now battling to keep Everton in the Premier League, with the struggling Toffees managing just one win in six matches in all competitions.
Tuchel admitted he’s excited to meet Lampard after Chelsea’s record-goalscorer sent him a good luck message when he took over the club.
“He sent me a very kind, respectful message after I took over at Chelsea that meant a lot,” said Tuchel, of Lampard.
“I was a huge fan of him as a player and he is and will remain a legend at our club and this is a given.
“I was very happy when he wrote me that message and it was very gentlemanly.
“We didn’t have the chance to go out…
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