For Lukaku there is only Inter: Chelsea's attack rejected
The Blues probe the center forward: salary of over 10 million. Attempt rejected, the Belgian wants to stay with the Nerazzurri
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The phone rang, and how it did if it did. After all, they still keep Lukaku's number in London, they haven't cancelled it. Romelu listened. He thanked that Chelsea who brought him to England in 2011. And he politely said no. Door closed, there is only Inter. It is the story of an offer, much more than a poll, received by the center forward. The proposal has arrived, direct and indirect signals tell this. The London club is looking for a center forward: the assault on Erling Haaland has not been successful, at least for the moment. And in the very limited notebook of the Blues there is obviously also the name of Lukaku. This explains the lunge attempt, with a double-digit salary, over 10 million per season. However, this attempt was immediately rejected in the bud by Romelu.
TWO REASONS
Lukaku has no plans to leave Milan. He delivered the message to Chelsea, he also communicated it to Inter. The fact that he reiterated it even in the last few hours, after the first fruitful chats with Simone Inzaghi at the end of May, immediately after Antonio Conte's farewell, is the best possible sign for the Nerazzurri. There are at least two reasons behind this stance of the center forward. The first, the most important: Romelu, in addition to being happy in Milan, is grateful to the club that two years ago, these days, took him away from the Manchester United nightmare and from a championship in which he had entered a dead end tunnel, effectively blocking his career growth. The second reason: between Lukaku and the Premier there may no longer be a future. Because the return to England does not stimulate Romelu in absolute terms, he is not fascinated by the idea of returning to where he has already been, not even if he were to do so as a winner, as it would be in this case. In short, there is no strong motivational drive that distances him from Inter and Appiano, even in the presence of an important economic offer, well over the 7.5 million euros plus bonus he currently earns.