Transfer update: Man Utd 'have Varane fears'; Lukaku latest
Chelsea are positioning to up the ante in their pursuit of Romelu Lukaku this summer. Their opening bid was reportedly turned down by Inter Milan, who had previously labelled the striker as ‘untouchable’, although the latest offer in the pipeline will undoubtedly make the Nerazzurri sit up and take note.
Lukaku has history with Chelsea, having been on the books of the club between 2011 and 2014.
His spell at Stamford Bridge has always left something of a bitter taste, however, given he left after 15 goalless appearances and a number of successful loan spells.
In fact, it is fair to say that in an illustrious career to date, which has taken him to six different clubs, Chelsea was the only place where he wasn’t a success.
Still, his latest exploits in Serie A are seemingly enough to tempt the Blues into giving it another go, with a £110million bid in the pipeline according to Fabrizio Romano.
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Lukaku is in the form of his life, lashing in 24 league goals last season on the way to a player of the year accolade and a historic league title.
League-winning mastermind Antonio Conte has since left the club, but past comments suggest that the 28-year-old is keen to find a new spark with the incoming boss, Simone Inzaghi.
The conundrum for the Italian giants is that another sale would be needed before Inzaghi can venture out into the market and recruit his own targets.
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Inzaghi is believed to have a good relationship with Lukaku (Image: GETTY)
The kind of money offered by Chelsea cannot be scoffed at, so for the first time this summer, Inter could be ready to cave on Lukaku.
Thomas Tuchel’s side had previously been lining up a move for Erling Haaland, although now look to be favouring the ‘cheaper’ option.
With Olivier Giroud gone, Tammy Abraham supposedly going and Timo Werner lacking in front of goal, Chelsea are clearly not ready to take their foot off the gas when it comes to signing a new striker.