Romelu Lukaku: Antonio Conte puts pressure on Napoli
Romelu Lukaku: Antonio Conte puts pressure on Napoli
Antonio Conte is breaking ground for Romelu Lukaku. After passing the round in the Coppa Italia in the penalty shoot-out lottery against Modena, the Lecce coach sent a clear message to the club asking for an additional effort to close the negotiation for the Belgian center forward as soon as possible.
According to a report by "Il Mattino", the Salento coach, during a meeting with President Aurelio De Laurentiis, expressed the precise of request to be able to count on his protégé already for the league debut against Hellas Verona, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 18.
Napoli, for its part, would already have for some time the sì of Romelu Lukaku, who has reportedly turned down all other offers, is continuing to send messages of love towards the partenopei and the Lecce coach and would only be waiting to get the green light to return to Italy.
The player and Chelsea, in addition, would be increasingly at loggerheads, as the Blues would have found an agreement with Aston Villa to sell the player, but the Belgian would have discarded a priori the hypothesis waiting for Napoli. In the coming days, new contacts would be expected between the partenopei and the English club in the hope of being able to find the white smoke quickly, thus fulfilling Antonio Conte's request.
