Graham Potter to hold talks with £97m player ahead of January transfer – report
As we all know Romelu Lukaku was acquired by Chelsea for £97.5 million last year, but the Belgian failed to live up to expectations at Stamford Bridge and ultimately left for Inter Milan just one season later.
However, Lukaku is still a member of Chelsea and will rejoin the team at the end of the current campaign.
The 29-year-old striker’s future is still uncertain, and the Belgian has claimed he left Chelsea angry.
He told DAZN: “The season at Chelsea gave me extra motivation to do even better than before. I think in one year everyone has forgotten about the things I am capable of doing on the pitch.
“That is a kind of anger that I have inside me. That now the team has it too, which didn’t win last year, all together we hope to do better and bring something home.”
Meanwhile, ESPN claims that Potter ‘has not closed the door on Romelu Lukaku reviving his career at Chelsea and is expected to hold talks with the forward at the end of the season’.
Potter seems to have an interest in Lukaku, and would hold talks with the striker before the end of the campaign, to ascertain his future.
The report adds: “Sources suggested the 29-year-old is very keen on staying at Inter on a permanent basis but there is no option or obligation to sign as part of the existing loan agreement.
“Potter is said to be open to discussing the situation with Lukaku if he has any interest in doing so, or should Inter decide not to pursue a permanent deal; they have significant financial issues and it remains to be seen whether they could afford Chelsea’s valuation.
“Lukaku had previously thrived playing with a strike partner in Lautaro Martinez at Inter and Potter’s preferred 3-5-2 system would at least give him the option of playing alongside another forward.”