Manchester United eyeing up shock move for Romelu Lukaku
According to Calciomercato, Manchester United are the latest entrants in the race for Chelsea outcast Romelu Lukaku.
The Red Devils are keeping the Belgium international in consideration should the move for Joshua Zirkzee fall through. Lukaku, of course, played for United previously between 2017 and 2019, scoring 42 goals and providing 12 assists in 96 appearances across all competitions.
Lukaku spent the last season on loan at Roma, having been ostracised from the Chelsea first team ever since returning to Stamford Bridge from Inter Milan in 2021 in a £97.5m move and failing to impress in his first season. He spent the 2022/23 season on loan back at Inter.
Chelsea are looking to recoup a fee in the region of €40 million in order let Lukaku go permanently, but despite interest from the likes of Napoli, AC Milan, and now United, they are unable to find a long-term suitor.
Lukaku’s current contract at Chelsea is set to run until June 2026. He was the highest-paid player at Roma last season with a €172,500-a-week contract.
If the price is right…
Owing to his slapstick performances in the latter stages of knockout competitions for both club and country, Lukaku is often reduced to a joke on social media and
scarcely regarded as one of the best forwards of his generation who has delivered nearly
