2023-08-29 18:18:00
It’s when you see this kind of images that you understand Romelu Lukaku’s obsession with the Italian championship. Thousands (4,000 according to the Gazzetta) of supporters waited a long time for his arrival at the airport. Some had even made signs. A fresco with his effigy has also emerged in town. The word passion is not enough to explain the fervor there was in Rome on Tuesday evening. Lukaku took the time to greet the supporters as he got off his jet before heading to Villa Stuart to pass his medical tests and then go to the club for the final formalities to validate his loan.
Lukaku’s move to the Giallorossi will be official this Wednesday. The Romans will pay a little over five million to Chelsea. Lukaku has agreed to lower his salary so Roma can pay him 7.5 million for the upcoming season. This pay cut is, according to the Daily Telegraph, valid for the two additional years of Lukaku’s contract at Chelsea (from 2024 to 2026). In exchange, Chelsea included a clause in his contract allowing him to leave against a check for 37 million pounds (43 million euros).
They are crazy these Romans: hundreds of Roma fans welcome Romelu Lukaku on the tarmac (VIDEOS)
It will be valid from the summer of 2024 and will therefore allow Roma to buy the player if he convinces throughout the season. It could also interest other clubs, such as Juventus, which has never managed to find common ground with Chelsea this summer. The Blues will be the big losers in Lukaku’s transfer anyway. The Belgian cost them 110 million two years ago.
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AS Roma made a nice transfer. Lukaku’s return is positive for Italian football.”
Lukaku’s return to Inter is scheduled for October 29. The reception is likely to be very different from that which he has just experienced at Roma. The Nerazzurri supporters will not be as classy as their coach Simone Inzaghi. He said this on DAZN: “AS Roma made a great transfer. Lukaku’s return is positive for Italian football. He’s a great player, we all know that.”
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