Romelu Lukaku Chelsea transfer: Huge decision, Pochettino admission, drastic action, bid made

Chelsea are trying to get the huge wages of Romelu Lukaku off their books after his dream £97.5million return to Chelsea quickly turned into a nightmare.

Lukaku has failed to live up to the huge price tag and new head cocah Mauricio Pochettino is looking for a way to move the Belgian on this summer. There has been interest, but a big price tag and big salaray have put clubs off, not to mention the striker's poor form.

He scored just eight league goals in what was meant to be a fairytale return to Stamford Bridge. The Belgium international returned to Inter on loan just a year later, but a return to San Siro this summer is unlikely after recent events.

The 30-year-old is said to want to stay in Europe to continue his career, but he is running out of options for a permanent transfer away from Chelsea.

Here, football.london has the latest on his exit.

Chelsea have decided they are open to letting Romelu Lukaku leave on loan in the final days of the transfer window, reports the Athletic. The Blues have been trying hard to broker a permanent exit for the Belgian international, but that is proving tough, with a temporary exit sanctioned with a meaningful fee.

Ahead of Chelsea's clash with Luton Town in the Premier League, Mauricio Pochettino was quizzed over the situation involving Lukaku this summer. He responded: «No [conversation], the situation did not change. We will see what happens in the future but at the moment the situation did not change....I'll explain again, if the player and clubs wish is to find a solution, it's not me, it's them.

»In that case, the player and the club will meet and inform to me that things changed. I'm not going to move until the club or the player want to talk with me. I am here, I accept the