The 31-year-old Belgian international Romelu Lukaku has become Antonio Conte’s prime summer target to replace the outgoing Victor Osimhen at Serie A giants Napoli.
Lukaku has a buyout clause at Stamford Bridge of €43M and whilst Napoli has no intention of paying that sort of money for a player in his early 30’s, La Gazzetta dello Sport (via tuttomercatoweb.com) claims that the two parties will meet to try to work out a suitable arrangement.
The pink journal reports that the 2023 Serie A champions are willing to go to €25M and states that Lukaku himself may have to force his hand to generate a departure from West London.
Lukaku, who will spearhead Belgium’s attack at the European Championships, has a current deal in place at Chelsea until 2026. He spent last season on-loan at Roma where he scored 13 goals in 32 Serie A appearances.
Conte and Lukaku have an excellent working relationship after the big frontman became a pivotal part of Conte’s Inter side that won the Scudetto in 2021.
