Whatever he does until the end of the season, Romelu Lukaku is going back to London in May. The main reason, he is still a Chelsea player, bound by a contract which expires in 2026. Only when the season ends, Inter Milan and their CEO Beppe Marotta will assess the situation and even then, there are a few other circumstances which will decide Lukaku’s future. Inter was the second in Serie A but after few bad results, they are in the battle to keep the Champions League spot. If they finish in the top 4, there will be money for a striker, but will it automatically be Lukaku? No, but it could be his London teammate. Oops! Chelsea punishes Auba for celebrating EL Clasico victory in Barca’s locker roomMarotta is not sold on Lukaku, and he would have to improve vastly in the remaining Serie A games. Until then, he will check the market for a proven striker, and according to the Italian media, he will look at Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Gabonese forward is in the same situation as Lukaku – contracted by Chelsea, not in form and not playing, but one thing is a ‘hook’ for Inter – his contract is up in 2024 and he could become a free agent soon. According to the La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Blues are furious with the Gabonese for going to Barcelona to celebrate the El Clasico victory with his former teammates and are contemplating contract termination. The former Arsenal striker joined Chelsea last summer but has been struggling with playing time this season being dropped from the Champions League list for the knock-out phase. Inter not confirming Lukaku negotiations with ChelseaEven if he is not cut by Chelsea, he would surely be far cheaper to buy than Lukaku, not to mention that Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino will be a free agent and every bigger European club will try to sign him, Inter included. So, Romelu Lukaku has a lot to prove until the end of the season if he wants to return to Italy next season. He started with ‘baby steps’ by scoring the hat-trick in last night’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Sweden. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7125716##
