Chelsea tried to add players into the Romelu Lukaku return to Inter Milan loan deal, but that has been rejected by the Italian club, according to reports this morning.
The reliable Ben Jacobs has released his latest on the saga, and he believes now that the deal is just a case of “when not if” now it will be completed.
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Lukaku is about to get his desired return to Inter Milan, and Chelsea are about the accept the loan deal.
Inter will pay a loan fee of €10 million plus add-ons, but no players will be coming the other way at least part of this deal anyway. If Chelsea want to sign any Inter players they will have to thrash out a separate deal.
Incidentally, Jacobs says that Milan Skriniar might still be available and of course, we all know how badly Chelsea need to sign a new centre-back or two this summer.
The full thread of updates can be found here…
Romelu Lukaku will get his move back to Inter. Inter will pay a loan fee of €10 million plus add ons. Chelsea pushed for a player-swap but Inter refused to include Skriniar, Dumfries or Bastoni. Martinez was never a realistic possibility or open to the move.
— Ben Jacobs (@JacobsBen) June 20, 2022
