Romelu Lukaku left Chelsea in 2014 and earlier in the week instructed Inter Milan to accept the Blues' bid of £85m plus Marcos Alonso; Inter are likely to accept an offer of around £101.7m; the Belgium international scored 24 goals as the Nerazzurri won Serie A last season
Saturday 7 August 2021 14:46, UK
Chelsea are willing to pay Inter Milan £93.25m (€110m) to re-sign striker Romelu Lukaku.
The Blues are prepared to pay a straight €110m with no other players involved in a potential deal, while other ways of structuring a deal continue to be discussed.
Inter value Lukaku at £101.7m (€120m) so a compromise with Chelsea may be possible at £97.5m (€115m).
Chelsea have made two offers for the Belgium international, the second of which was worth £85m (€100m) plus left-back Marcos Alonso.
Lukaku, 28, left Chelsea in 2014 after making just 15 appearances there following his arrival at Stamford Bridge from Anderlecht in 2011.
One of the most prolific strikers in Europe, Lukaku scored 87 goals in 166 games for Everton between 2014 and 2017 and found the net 42 times in 96 appearances during his two years at Manchester United before signing for Inter in 2019.
He scored 24 goals in Serie A last season, helping Inter to their first Scudetto in 11 years as the club put an end to Juventus' nine-year reign as Italian top-flight champions.
Inter must decrease their wage bill this summer and title-winning manager Antonio Conte left the club in May amid concerns about plans to reduce his budget.
Chelsea are eager to sign a world-class centre-forward during the transfer window and Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund is another target the Blues have been interested in.
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