Forgotten Chelsea player handed perfect audition to save his career as transfer options dwindle
After helping Roma win six of his first seven Serie A games, new Roma boss Daniele De Rossi has hailed Romelu Lukaku as the «perfect player» to lead his attack.
Now set to face Brighton in the Europa League on Thursday night, the on-loan Chelsea forward has the perfect stage to display his undoubted goalscoring talents to potential suitors this summer. RL9 could yet help Roma reach a third consecutive European final — and get into the Champions League — to secure a permanent move to the Eternal City.
It is all to play for ahead of what will potentially be the last big move of his career over the final three months of his latest incident-packed season. Lukaku's August move to the Italian capital was a shock even by the standards of his career.
The Belgian rejoined Chelsea in 2021 for a then-club record of £97.5m but fell out with then-manager Thomas Tuchel after his infamous Sky Italia interview. He said he was «not happy» with his playing time at Stamford Bridge and questioned the German's tactics.
Lukaku was then shipped back out on loan to Inter Milan and still scored 10 goals in an injury-hit season — and was available for around £38m last summer as Chelsea attempted to balance their books after their £1bn spending spree. Lukaku wasn't interested in Saudi Arabia but did speak to Inter's bitter rivals Juventus about a move causing the Nerazzurri to pull out of any deal, reports The Mirror.
Bayern Munich got Harry Kane and Paris Saint-Germain picked up Goncalo Ramos and Randal Kolo Muani. So, Romelu Lukaku decided to go back to his old boss Jose Mourinho in Rome.
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