Romelu Lukaku's transfer farce continues, and it is now certain that Inter Milan have pulled out of the acquisition and must report back to Chelsea, but his name is not on the list for the Blues' trip to the United States.
Italian media said Juventus had made an offer to Chelsea for him, but some Bianconeri fans did not welcome the Belgium international and even went to the team's medical centre to protest, putting him in an embarrassing situation of "not being human on three sides".
The 30-year-old's transfer links with Chelsea, Inter Milan and Juventus are comparable to a series, and it is still unknown which direction it will take. The first is his reluctance to return to Chelsea, and he has even been willing to cut his salary to stay at Inter, and although the striker's 14-goal performance in 37 games in all competitions last season was not outstanding, the Nerazzurri with limited funds have been trying to ask Chelsea for Romelu Lukaku.
Romelu Lukaku seems to love the team and is willing to take a pay cut to keep the team, in order to keep the players, in the face of its own financial problems, but also willing to do everything possible to raise funds to make Chelsea a satisfactory price - after all, Lukaku was worth a whopping £97.5 million when he returned to Chelsea.
It was supposed to be a beautiful story that made Chelsea seem like a gangster, but then the plot took a turn: Romelu Lukaku seems to have changed his mind!
Italy's Sky Sports said Juventus had offered Chelsea to buy Romelu Lukaku. The report continued that the Belgian striker did not answer calls from all Inter team-mates and senior management, which made them uneasy and irritated, and the Champions League runners-up wanted to sell goalkeeper Andre Onana to Manchester United before implementing Romelu Lukaku's transfer.
Under Romelu Lukaku's sudden change in attitude, Inter Milan withdrew from the acquisition. Interestingly, Juventus' bid is reportedly worth 40 million euros (about £34.38 million) like Inter, with the former offering €35 million plus €5 million rider, while Inter's offer is €37.5 million plus $2.5 million rider. Romelu Lukaku's hopes of leaving Chelsea are all on Juventus.
In fact, Juventus' acquisition of Lukaku is premised on the sale of Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic, so it is still in the stage of "eight figures have not yet been brushed off", so Lukaku needs to return to Chelsea first. Earlier, the Blues were ridiculed for the United States is about to go, but there has been no army list, Chelsea finally announced the list in the early morning of Tuesday (18th), and there is a group photo on the plane, Lukaku is certainly not among them, he and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Hakim Ziyech (Hakim Ziyech) are currently in the same state of abandonment, need to stay in London to train themselves.
Staying at Chelsea seemed unfeasible and Inter left angrily and Romelu Lukaku betting his future on Juventus, although the Bianconeri fans did not seem to welcome the Belgian, not to mention his former rivals Inter. According to the British newspaper Metro, a group of Juventus fans gathered outside the team's medical center on Monday, chanting "We don't want Romelu Lukaku".
Of course, the number of fans involved in the demonstration in the video is not large, but Inter's relationship with Juventus' sworn rival cannot be ignored, and Juan Cuadrado is a good example: he has just moved from "old woman" to the Nerazzurri, and on Monday he was also protested by the fans of his new club.
Although La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that these Inter fans eventually decided to accept the Colombian player, it is unknown whether Romelu Lukaku, who is relatively known as a "troublesome player", will be equally accepted by Juventus fans. Lukaku's situation is no longer "two sides are not human", but there is no place for Chelsea, Inter Milan and Juventus, and perhaps the next step he can take is to accept the latest offer from Saudi side Hilal – even if reports say he has refused.