Report: Chelsea have informed £38 million player could be used in swap deal to sign “monster”
Romelu Lukaku, a striker for Chelsea, has recently been informed that, should he return from his loan at Roma, he may be used in a swap deal to sign one star who makes £213,000 per week.
Lukaku’s price has been fixed by Chelsea, and Boehly wants a huge summer sale.
The Belgian has now established himself as one of Chelsea’s biggest transfer disasters in recent memory, having returned to the club in 2021.
After leading the Nerrazzuri to a Serie A championship under Antonio Conte, Lukaku cost the west London team an incredible £97 million to sign three years ago from Inter Milan. Conte thereafter joined Tottenham.
However, it’s been a match made in hell since the 30-year-old opted to return to England, and chairman Todd Boehly is now set to try and rid Chelsea of his £325,000-per-week wages for good this summer.
Fabrizio Romano claims Chelsea will demand around £38 million for Lukaku this summer, which is the same price tag as last year.
Lukaku isn’t the only big-name player who’s facing his last potential season at Stamford Bridge. Indeed, Chelsea could use winger Raheem Sterling in a swap deal for Michael Olise, with many other men set for Mauricio Pochettino’s axe this summer.
Conor Gallagher, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella, Ian Maatsen, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Hakim Ziyech and Armando Broja have also been named as players who could depart Chelsea when the window reopens, with Boehly looking to raise £100 million through player sales by June 30 in a bid to comply with PSR.
Part-exchange deals could be a fruitful way for Chelsea to both offload deadwood and upgrade the squad simultaneously, and it is now believed they’re plotting that scenario for Lukaku.
Chelsea tell Lukaku he could be offered in Osimhen swap deal
According to The Boot Room, Chelsea have informed Lukaku he could be offered in a swap deal to sign Victor Osimhen.
The Napoli striker has been a long-term target, but chairman Aurelio de Laurentiis may be reluctant to negotiate a lower value than the Nigerian’s £113 million release clause.
Lukaku would come as a direct replacement for Osimhen, though, so perhaps de Laurentiis could be tempted to entertain this sort of agreement.
Osimhen has been one of Serie A’s most devastating strikers for a few years now, so he would be ideal to add that extra bit of goal threat and provide Chelsea with a a classic number nine for next season. The 25-year-old, called a “monster” by members of the African media, is currently earning around £213,000-per-week after signing a new Napoli deal earlier this season.