Chelsea have an agreement with Inter Milan that would see Romelu Lukaku stay on loan at the San Siro for a SECOND year with the £97.5m flop having no future at Stamford Bridge
- Chelsea flop Romelu Lukaku could stay at Inter Milan for a second season
- The forward signed on loan after a troublesome first year back at Chelsea
- He made it clear he was unhappy before Christmas and struggled to regain trust
- Chelsea wanted him to leave permanently but his huge wages caused issues
Chelsea have an agreement with Inter Milan that would see £97.5m flop Romelu Lukaku stay in Italy for a second year.
After a deeply underwhelming and, at times acrimonious, season at Stamford Bridge the striker headed back to the San Siro.
Inter, from whom Chelsea resigned Lukaku for a club record fee, paid around £7m to take the 29-year-old – who helped them win Serie A in 2020-21 – for the forthcoming campaign.
Romelu Lukaku has rejoined Inter Milan on a loan deal after a disappointing year at Chelsea
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The forward scored 15 goals last season but issues arose when he claimed he was unhappy
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Lukaku isn’t wanted in Thomas Tuchel’s side but his wages prevented a permanent departure
However, he is understood to have no future at Stamford Bridge despite penning a five-year contract and Sportsmail understands there is already an agreement ‘in principle’ to extend the loan deal for another year.
Chelsea would have preferred a permanent departure for Lukaku who, despite a turbulent season in which he declared he was ‘not happy’ before Christmas in a now-infamous interview, he netted 15 times across all competitions.
At north of £200,000-a-week his wages, however, were a huge stumbling block.
According to reports in Italy, the Belgium striker has been placed onto a special diet after he turned up overweight at Inter.
Lukaku underwent similar treatment after he initially joined the Serie A side from Manchester United, where he also endured a miserable time.
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