7 goals in 8 games! Romelu Lukaku saves Jose Mourinho, Chelsea clearly put a price: 42 million to take away
The 30-year-old Lukaku has a new lease of life in Roma as Jose Mourinho's savior. On October 10, the famous transfer expert Romano issued an article saying that Chelsea had clearly marked the price for Lukaku, and only needed to give 37 million pounds (equivalent to 42 million euros) next summer to sign the Belgian striker.
In the summer window of 2023, Lukaku almost lost his job, due to the betrayal of Inter, the 30-year-old little monster was spurned by the Nerazzurri, although Allegri is optimistic about Lukaku, but Vlahovic cannot be sold, Juve is shy, unable to complete the signing. Just days before the transfer window closed, Jose Mourinho made a move to loan Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea for €5.8 million.
It turns out Mourinho is not looking at the wrong people and Romelu Lukaku does play a key role. Starting with a 2-1 defeat to AC Milan on 2 September, Romelu Lukaku made eight appearances for Roma, starting seven of them and scoring seven goals in all competitions to become the team's top scorer.
In Serie A, Romelu Lukaku is extremely impactful and surprisingly efficient. In the 2-0 win over Frosinone, Romelu Lukaku carried his opponent's sweeping shot to score. With a 4-1 win over Cagliari, Romelu Lukaku scored twice for the first time, and Lukaku led the team through the game easily after Dybala left midway through injury.
Romelu Lukaku is indeed plug-and-play, and it was this period of eruption that helped Mourinho weather the storm: two wins from two wins in the Europa League, two consecutive Serie A wins, and a quick exit from the relegation zone to 10th in the table. With Romelu Lukaku, Roma no longer have to suffer from the weakness of the front, and have scored 19 goals in eight league matches, as evidenced only by Inter.
Seeing Romelu Lukaku's performance, Chelsea cannot remain indifferent. However, the relationship between the Blues and the player has broken down, Romelu Lukaku is unlikely to return to Stamford Bridge, and a transfer is the only way forward. Romano put it this way: 'I know from my sources that Chelsea put a price tag on Romelu Lukaku and will release him if they receive £37 million (£42 million) in the summer window next year. ”
In this billion-dollar transfer market, it is often a sky-high transfer market, 42 million can get Lukaku, which is also a conscience price, but Roma's finances are not rich, unless they enter next season's Champions League, it is difficult to match Chelsea's asking price.
In fact, looking at the entire five major leagues, the most likely to take over Lukaku is Juve, why say so? Pogba is currently facing a termination due to failing the doping test, and once the big burden is shed, Juve have room to sign Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku, who is approved by Allegri, does not have to worry about the right to fire at all.
And Romelu Lukaku's career has been split across multiple teams, including Manchester United, Everton, Inter and Roma, who are no longer bound by loyalty, let alone have to worry about adaptation.