Chelsea Resign Lukaku For A Club-Record Fee Of £97.5M

Chelsea have completed the signing of Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan for a club-record fee of 97.5M just before the English Premier League starts.

Lukaku who played for Chelsea during the 2011-2014 season and left for £28 million, has now returned for thrice that amount.

Lukaku is an experienced addition to Chelsea having already played for Everton and Manchester United during his time in England.

He scored 24 goals in Serie A last season, helping Inter to their first Scudetto in 11 years as the club put an end to Juventus' nine-year reign as Italian top-flight champions.

Back in blue. ✍️#LukWhosBack

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 12, 2021

Lukaku will also be backed by Timo Werner who has been tipped not to be a striker but more in a supporting strike role.

The Belgian forward is a well-rounded forward, who is also strong in the air, beyond his physical qualities and goalscoring ability, he possesses pace, athleticism, awareness, good link-up play, technical attributes, and vision, as well as an ability to get into good attacking positions or create space for teammates with his intelligent runs off the ball.

Meanwhile, Roma have agreed to a £34m deal to sign Tammy Abraham from Chelsea, according to Sky in Italy.

The 23-year-old striker must now decide if he wants to join the Italian club, which are managed by former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.