Include Kalidou Koulibaly to the deal – Club tells Chelsea to pay €40million to sign player
Inter Milan are reportedly willing to sell Andre Onana to Chelsea if they extend Romelu Lukaku’s loan and offer Kalidou Koulibaly in return.
The Blues are interested in signing the Cameroonian shot-stopper as a potential upgrade on Edouard Mendy and Kepa Arrizabalaga. Both goalkeepers failed to cement their status as regular starters last season.
Onana, meanwhile, is part of an Inter Milan team that has reached the UEFA Champions League final, where they face Manchester City on Saturday (June 10). The Blues are tempted to bring Onana to Stamford Bridge this summer.
According to Italian outlet Repubblica (h/t @Chels_HQ), Inter will let the deal happen if they get Koulibaly in return. Furthermore, they want the west London giants to extend Lukaku’s loan spell at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
The 31-year-old Senegal international cost Chelsea €38 million last summer. He has evidently struggled for form at his new club, making 23 league appearances.
Lukaku, meanwhile, joined I Nerazzurri on a season-long loan in July last year. Chelsea paid €113 million for him in the summer of 2021, but things didn’t work out for him on his return to Stamford Bridge.
The 30-year-old himself admitted that he wanted to stay with the Italian giants for ‘a long time’ earlier this season. It remains to be seen what the Blues think of Inter’s proposition. Onana, 27, has four years left in his contract.