Chelsea are reportedly keen on adding a new name into the potential deal to sell or loan Romelu Lukaku back to Inter Milan this summer.
Three names were mentioned yesterday – Lautaro Martinez, Alessandro Bastoni, and Milan Skriniar.
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However, Italian media are suggesting that all three are unlikely. Gazzetta dello Sport suggests that Chelsea are actually keen on right sided player Denzel Dumfries and have put forward his name as part of any deal.
Chelsea bet on Dumfries in return, as a counterpart, for Romelu Lukaku (Gazzetta dello Sport) #CFC #Inter pic.twitter.com/T8BxAzwYig
— ChelsTransfer (@ChelsTransfer) June 9, 2022
Inter are reportedly open to letting Dumfries go, who they value at 40m euros.
#Chelsea have put the forward the name of Denzel Dumfries at the top of their list, in a possible deal for Lukaku. #Inter will try in every way to keep Bastoni, Skriniar or Lautaro, away from the Blues but for Dumfries they are open and value him at €40m (Gazzetta dello Sport)
— ChelsTransfer (@ChelsTransfer) June 9, 2022
Inter Milan have to be stupid to take that deal. Chelsea doesnt want to make Inter stronger by adding Lukaku so weaken them. These are all tactics thats why when we face them in Champions League we fail bciz we always weaken by selling important players . We sell Dumfries kiss the scudetto goodbye for another season. Inzaghi is a good coach but only with great players. With average players he would fail remember that.