It looks like Napoli and Romelu Lukaku have finally won over Chelsea and could reach an agreement in the coming days. According to Fabrizio Romano.
Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna flew back to London on Wednesday for further talks with Chelsea. But there are also cases for Brighton’s Billy Gilmour and Manchester United’s Scott McTominay.
Their main target since Antonio Conte took over has been Lukaku, with whom they previously worked at Inter Milan.UFABET
The Blues are adamant they will not sell him for less than €44m. But Napoli’s latest offer is not enough.
That would be a loan with an obligation to buy at the end of the season for a total of €30m (€25m plus €5m in bonuses). Which would at least ensure Chelsea mitigate the damage from the €113m they spent on Inter in the summer of 2021.
Since then he has returned to the Nerazzurri on loan, then to Roma and is not in Enzo Maresca’s plans.
Despite the many details being negotiated, there seems to be no doubt that the Belgium international will end up at Napoli this summer.
Napoli’s financial constraints, exacerbated by their absence from the Champions League. Make it challenging to retain Osimhen, who commands €10 million (£8.5m/$11m)per year in wages. This vulnerability has prompted PSG to table an €85 million (£72m/$93m) bid. Which will be turned down but opens the door for further negotiations.