Chelsea
are close to agreeing a £97.5m (€115m) deal to re-sign striker Romelu Lukaku
from Inter Milan.
The clubs are working on the final details of the deal, which will not see
any Chelsea players going in the opposite direction.
Inter have previously rejected two offers from Chelsea for the Belgium
international, the second of which was worth £85m (€100m) plus left-back
Marcos Alonso.
Lukaku, 28, left Chelsea in 2014 after making just 15 appearances there
following his arrival at Stamford Bridge from Anderlecht in 2011.
One of the most prolific strikers in Europe, Lukaku scored 87 goals in 166
games for Everton between 2014 and 2017 and found the net 42 times in 96
appearances during his two years at Manchester United before signing for
Inter in 2019.
He scored 24 goals in Serie A last season, helping Inter to their first
Scudetto in 11 years as the club put an end to Juventus' nine-year reign as
Italian top-flight champions.
Inter must decrease their wage bill this summer and title-winning manager
Antonio Conte left the club in May amid concerns about plans to reduce his
budget.
Chelsea are eager to sign a world-class centre-forward during the transfer
window and Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund is another target the Blues
have been interested in.
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