Romelu Lukaku will seal his return to Inter Milan this week and kickstart Chelsea’s recruitment drive.
Chelsea and Inter are close to agreement on the terms of Lukaku’s loan fee after the Italians increased their opening offer of £6million to £8.5m with add-ons. A further video call is scheduled for Monday.
Chelsea have discussed potential discount on Inter players as part of negotiations with Milan Skriniar and Denzil Dumfries among the names floated but it is expected to be a straight loan deal as it stands.
New co-owner Todd Boehly was reluctant to let £97.