Romelu Lukaku, AC Milan is serious: Chelsea negotiates, there is a knot

The assault on the big rivals’ bomber is now a reality.

Romelu Lukaku at AC Milan is no longer just a mere hypothesis. What initially appeared to be a ploy against Inter, especially after the Nerazzurri’s acceleration on Marcus Thuram, is increasingly taking on the contours of a real operation. The ‘Gazzetta dello Sport’ reports on Saturday, while stressing that the road ahead for the Diavolo is far from easy.

What Milan has meanwhile decided to do, according to the ‘Rosea,’ is to engage in direct dialogue with Chelsea over Lukaku. The Blues themselves have demanded 40 million to let the center forward leave on an outright basis. A sum that the Rossoneri could also invest, given the amount that will arrive after Tonali’s departure. Meanwhile, contacts with the Belgian’s entourage are also active, and it is precisely here that the main problems would be found.

If Chelsea and Lukaku are in fact certain to part their respective ways, the striker still sees himself as an Inter Milan player and is described as unwilling to wear the jersey of rivals AC Milan. Plus there is competition from Al Hilal, willing to bring the center forward to Saudi Arabia on a three-year contract worth 30 million net per season. Figures that rossoneri and anyone else in Italy seem unwilling to match.