According to transfer expert Jomart Moretto, Romelu Lukaku's future at Roma is uncertain, with the Belgian striker on the radar of a number of clubs, but so far Chelsea have not received any offers for the player.
In the summer of last year, Lukaku had a good chance of being bought out by Inter, but when the deal was about to be completed, the Belgian couldn't resist the temptation of Juventus coach Allegri and tried to join the Bianconeri to get a salary of 10 million yuan a year and sit in the main position.
Unfortunately, just after Lukaku and Inter fell out, Juventus also abandoned Lukaku because of Vlahovic's stay, and the latter had to return to Chelsea in a huff, and at this time there was no place for Lukaku at Stamford Bridge, and Blues boss Pochettino did not even allow him to train with first-team players, fearing that it would affect the morale of the team.
When Lukaku was about to fall into an embarrassing situation without a goal to play, Jose Mourinho, who was the boss of Roma at the time, took him to the Eternal City on a loan fee of 5 million euros.
It is worth mentioning that under Mourinho's tutelage, Lukaku quickly regained his former form and began to occupy the position of Roma's main central striker. Romelu Lukaku has made 42 appearances for Roma in all competitions so far, scoring 18 goals and providing four assists, and is one of the biggest contributors to Roma's top-five finish in Serie A and reaching the semi-finals of the Europa League.
Although Romelu Lukaku has performed well for Roma this season, the Red Wolves management have no plans to buy out Lukaku's contract at this time, perhaps for the following reasons:
First, Chelsea's asking price for Romelu Lukaku is as high as 42 million euros, and Roma's current financial situation is not good, and it is difficult for them to accept this huge fee.
Second, Lukaku's salary is as high as 7.5 million euros after tax, which is also a heavy financial burden for Roma, with Abraham returning from injury and Azmoun also likely to stay, Roma will have more options in the center forward position.
Third, Lukaku's injury is also an important reason for Roma to buy out his contract, the Belgian had been injured for half a year when he was on loan at Inter last season, and Dybala's physical condition is not good, Roma dare not keep these two strikers at the same time.
Fourth, the early dismissal of Mourinho, who is Lukaku's division, also has a certain negative impact on Lukaku's stay, after all, he and the current coach De Rossi have no emotional foundation.
So what if Roma decide they are not willing to buy out Lukaku's contract at the end of the season?
As things stand, Chelsea will not be able to return unless Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge after three visits. As for the Saudi league, Lukaku will not consider it for the time being, and if he can, there may be two ways to go:
One is to wait for Mourinho to find a new job.
Lukaku will join whichever team Mourinho is in charge of, and it is certain that as long as Mourinho agrees, it is still possible for the team to pay tens of millions of euros to buy Lukaku.
Of course, Lukaku has already worked with Mourinho at Manchester United and Roma, and both sides know each other well and have a certain tacit understanding in terms of tactics, so it is not impossible to work together for a third time.
The second is to return to Inter.
Judging from the current situation of the Nerazzurri, Lautaro and Thuram Jr. are both likely to stay, and it is difficult to say how much of a role the 31-year-old Taremi can play. Therefore, the Inter management still hopes to sign a strong striker for next year's Champions League and Club World Cup.
However, the two strikers currently interested in Inter, including Bologna's Zirkze and Genoa's Gudmundsson, are both asking for a very high price of at least €40 million, and it is difficult for Inter to compete with other big clubs due to Inter's current financial situation.
Therefore, if they can, Inter can use youngsters Esposito or Carboni as chips and add some cash to exchange Lukaku with Chelsea. Chelsea spent a whopping €113 million to sign Romelu Lukaku from Inter, and it would be a good option to recover some of the costs from Inter.
Although it was true that there was a lot of unhappiness between Inter and Lukaku last summer, but let the past pass! Everything still has to look forward, after all, a healthy Lukaku is still very helpful to Inter, especially the Belgian striker's role in the opponent's penalty area and fulcrum, Inter Milan's current striker is not better than him. In addition, let's not forget that Romelu Lukaku also contributed to Inter's top-three finish in Serie A and the Champions League final last season.