According to Turkish outlet Fanatik, Chelsea's Roma loanee Romelu Lukaku is on the radar of Turkish Premier League giants Fenerbahce, who are considering signing the Belgian striker.
Lukaku has played for many big clubs such as Manchester United, Inter Milan and Chelsea, and although his skills are not bad, his emotional intelligence is obviously too low. If it weren't for Jose Mourinho, he would probably have been left without a ball.
Originally, after joining Inter, his career could have entered a stable period, averaging 0.92 goals per game, and his forward combination with Lautaro was relatively sharp. If he continues at this pace, Lukaku could become a legend for the Nerazzurri as well. But in the summer of 2021, things changed dramatically, with Romelu Lukaku unable to resist the lure of Chelsea's high salary, turning down Inter's offer and rushing to Stamford Bridge.
Sadly, just one season later, Lukaku has suffered a serious downturn at the competitive level due to injury, and his relationship with his coach and team-mates has been strained, with the Belgian striker leaning towards a return to the Estadio Meazza.
Finally, in the summer of 2022, Inter Milan welcomed Lukaku back with open arms despite previous suspicions, and the loan fee was 7.8 million euros. Of course, Romelu Lukaku did not disappoint Inter fans, having scored 14 goals and provided seven assists in 37 appearances for Inter last season.
What is certain is that it was with Lukaku's hard work and dedication that Inter Milan finally finished in the top three of Serie A last season and successfully reached the Champions League final.
Of course, Lukaku's contribution was also seen by Inter's management, who were in talks with Chelsea last summer about Lukaku's transfer back to Meazza. However, due to financial difficulties, Inter can only make an offer of no more than 35 million euros, and the player's attitude will play a very key role in the transfer.
To the surprise of almost everyone, just when Inter and Chelsea were about to reach an agreement, Juventus came out of nowhere, and its coach Allegri tempted Lukaku with a main position and an annual salary of tens of millions, and finally impulse overcame reason, and the Belgian striker broke up with Inter by refusing to answer the phone.
Funnily enough, Juventus chose to abandon Lukaku after not being able to send off their striker Vlahovic, who had to return to Chelsea in a huff, but he was no longer in the Blues and was about to fall into the embarrassment of not having the ball to play.
Thankfully, Romelu Lukaku's coach at Manchester United, Jose Mourinho, was already in charge of Roma at the time, and with his dealing, Lukaku eventually joined Roma on a loan fee of €5.5 million.
It is worth mentioning that Romelu Lukaku has also been in good form for Roma this season, scoring 19 goals and providing four assists in his 46 appearances for the team.
Unfortunately, Roma are likely to miss out on next season's Champions League, and Roma's former main centre-forward Tammy Abraham has returned from injury. More crucially, Roma must reduce spending due to UEFA FFP requirements, and Chelsea's buyout fee of up to 40 million euros for Lukaku is simply not something Roma can afford.
Therefore, according to a number of Italian media outlets, including Roma Sport, Lukaku will return to Chelsea at the end of the season.
There may also be fans who wonder why Fenerbahce, who is in the Turkish Super League, is suddenly linked with Lukaku? In fact, the reason is very simple, that is, Lukaku's mentor at Manchester United and Roma, Jose Mourinho, has been favored by Fenerbahce president, and they have started negotiations, and the Portuguese coach is very likely to coach Fenerbahce this summer.
Of course, Mourinho certainly can't go to Turkey empty-handed, in addition to asking Fenerbahce for a salary of up to 15 million euros, he is handing over his own team building plan, and it can be guessed that Lukaku is on Mourinho's plan list. As a coach, wherever he takes office, he will bring a few so-called "own people", and Mourinho is certainly not exempt from vulgarity.
Finally, I have to sigh! Romelu Lukaku and Jose Mourinho are also difficult brothers, both of whom have fallen to the end of the world, and with few teams in the top five leagues willing to accept them, it is possible that they will meet for a third time and huddle together to keep warm, but this meeting is slightly awkward because they have fallen to the second division of the Turkish Super League.