Romelu Lukaku: Chelsea Set Brutal Conditions for Belgian Striker to Rejoin Inter Milan

• Romelu Lukaku wants to continue at Inter Milan after his current loan expires
• Chelsea paid £97.5m to sign him from Inter in 2021, but it has not worked out for both parties
• The Blues have made it clear to both Lukaku and the Italians what it will take for him to move permanently

Chelsea are not allowing Romelu Lukaku and Inter Milan to force their hands into another loan move which would prove costly financially.

Lukaku re-joined Chelsea for £97.5m from Inter Milan in the summer of 2021, having had a failed stint at the club as a teenager when he joined from Anderlecht in 2011.

He helped Inter Milan to their first Scudetto in 10 years in the 2020/21 season and was voted the league’s MVP before switching to Stamford Bridge.

A fallout with former boss, Thomas Tuchel after an interview flirting with the Nerazzurri spelled the end for him in London. The arrival of Mauricio Pochettino has not changed the striker’s mind about a return, as reported by Football Italia.

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Chelsea set Lukaku’s asking price

The Blues loaned Lukaku to Inter for less than £7m last season, despite paying almost 100 million for his signature a year earlier. The Italians want the same route for next season.

Mirror UK reports that the two-time UEFA Champions League winners have rebuffed any loan attempt, even with an obligation to buy, and have made a demand of £34m for the former Everton striker.

They want to put a stop to his endless charade but are standing firm; their hands will not be forced. Reports in the Italian media claim that AC Milan are willing to pay the asking price.

The Athletic reports that Villarreal striker, Nicholas Jackson has completed a medical ahead of a switch to the Premier League as Pochettino hopes to get his squad sorted, with a move for another striker not ruled out.

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He is yet to fulfil his initial ambition of being Didier Drogba’s heir in West London, while the club need not spend heavily on another number 9 if they keep him.