Romelu Lukaku will seal his return to Inter Milan this week and kickstart Chelsea’s recruitment drive.
Inter and Chelsea are close to an 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 set for today.
Chelsea have discussed potential discounts on Inter players as part of negotiations with Milan Skriniar and Denzel Dumfries among the names floated but it is expected to be a straight loan deal as it stands.
New co-owner Todd Boehly was convinced Lukaku’s departure was best for all parties once the Belgian made it clear how determined he was to leave.