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Lukaku has joined Roma from Chelsea on a season-long loan.
The move is a straight loan with a fee worth between £7m to £8m depending on
performance-related conditions.
Roma will cover Lukaku's wages after he agreed to a salary cut for the
remaining three years of his Chelsea contract.
There is a release clause in his contract too, thought to be in the region
of £38m.
Lukaku links up with former Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho, who took Roma
to the Europa League final last season.
Roma officials Ryan Friedkin and Tiago Pinto flew to London last weekend for
face-to-face talks with Chelsea over a deal to bring Lukaku to the Italian
capital for the season.
Lukaku spent last season on loan at Inter Milan after he fell out of favour
at Chelsea following a controversial interview in which he said he was not
happy under former head coach Thomas Tuchel.
The striker was keen on a return to Italy and was happy to go to Rome
because of his desire to work with Mourinho again.
Juventus held talks with Chelsea over the signing of Lukaku earlier this
summer, while Inter were also keen on bringing the Belgium international
back to Italy.
Saudi side Al Hilal were also interested in signing the 30-year-old, who
signed for Chelsea from Inter for £97.5m in August 2021.
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