‘Romelu Lukaku made Real Madrid transfer offer’, as Chelsea identify £30m player as his replacement
Chelsea supporters will be focused on the FA Cup final and hoping for an end to the Roman Abramovich controversy. Bad results in the Premier League and Champions League have eliminated them from contention for those trophies, leaving only the FA Cup to contend for.
However, there are ongoing developments regarding the club’s ownership as potential bidders line up to take over following the Russian billionaire. The takeover will undoubtedly affect Chelsea’s ability to operate during the summer transfer window in order to improve Thomas Tuchel’s squad.
A quick conclusion would be ideal ahead of a summer in which Chelsea knows they need to sign some talented players as Tuchel continues to build his Chelsea squad, while certain players are expected to depart.
Chelsea have picked RB Leipzig centre-back Josko Gvardiol as their future left-sided centre-back, according to Goal, after an impressive season in the Bundesliga. Gvardiol, who is only 20 years old, has improved during the season while impressing with his physical attributes and quickness.
He had previously played as a left-back, but now prefers to play as a left-sided centre-back, a position that Chelsea will require this summer.
With Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, and Cesar Azpilicueta set to become free agents on July 1, the Blues might lose up to three centre-backs this summer. Chelsea is expected to pay approximately £30 million for Gvardiol.
However, according to Defensa Central in Spain, Real Madrid would offer Romelu Lukaku a chance to join them after his disastrous return to Chelsea this season. Lukaku’s £100 million move to Manchester United has been a disaster, with the Belgian netting just five Premier League goals and plummeting down the pecking order to the point that he is now primarily deployed as a back-up for Thomas Tuchel.
Madrid are set to miss out on Erling Haaland, who is expected to join Manchester City, and are apparently focusing their efforts on Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard.
Chelsea will almost certainly accept substantially less for Lukaku than they spent for him last summer, taking a significant penalty after making him their record signing.