“Price is over €100m” – Fabrizio Romano reveals potential Lukaku replacement
Chelsea could consider one potential target to replace Romelu Lukaku this summer, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.
Lukaku appears to be dead set on a return to Inter Milan this transfer window, as we all know, and the deal appears to be close to completion.
Many names have been mentioned as possible Lukaku replacements, and Romano mentioned one in particular in his Caught Offside piece this morning.
He claims that Chelsea has been tracking RB Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku for some time and that he is a viable alternative. His club, on the other hand, is adamant about keeping him, and his high price could be a stumbling block.
“So far Leipzig have not received any offers from Arsenal for Christopher Nkunku, but I can reveal that Chelsea have been following him for some time,” Romano said. “Still, the price is over €100m because Leipzig want to try to keep him at all costs, and could even offer him a new contract this summer. Of course, Chelsea have problems up front with Romelu Lukaku, so it’s not surprising Nkunku could be seen as a replacement, but for now there’s not much to report.”
It’s certainly an interesting one to keep an eye on because he is a link that just doesn’t seem to go away. If Chelsea put enough pressure on it then they might be able to convince his club to lower the fee. However, I still don’t think Chelsea will want to pay anything close to what is being quoted for him.