Ya is official. Chelsea have acquired the services of Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku after paying 115 million euros for the transfer to Inter Milan, club in which the forward has played the last two seasons.
The player of 28 years closes its stage in the A series having played 95 games with the interista team, scoring 64 goals and distributing 15 goal passes. In addition, he added to his palmars the title of Serie A won last season under the command of Antonio Conte.
Lukaku scores a volley on the turn after spur assistance … from a rival!
Now, Lukaku will live his second spell at Chelsea, a club he first arrived in August 2011 -Just 10 years ago- from the Anderlecht and just 18 years old. In 2012 it was loaned to West brom and the following year, at Everton, who will take over his services in 2014 in exchange for 35 million euros. In the Liverpool club he will play four campaigns in which he scored 87 goals before embarking on a new adventure in the Manchester United, where he was between 2017 and 2019.
Lukaku’s goal against Milan and an angry dedication … for Ibra?
Now, Thomas tuchel It already has in its squad the scorer that it longed for since his arrival in the middle of last season, when he culminated achieving the Champions League against Manchester City in Lisbon. Timo Werner, the call to be a benchmark scorer of the team, did not give the expected performance last year and now from Stamford Bridge a major effort has been made to sign a guaranteed scorer.
Romelu Lukaku, with the transfer amount, has already become the most expensive signing in Chelsea history exceeding the 80 million that the club paid for Kepa and Havertz.
Lukaku breaks another record: more money moved in transfers
With the 115 million euros paid by Chelsea to the Inter for the Belgian striker to set another record: if it is already the most expensive signing in the history of the Chelsea, now you have the record of being the footballer who has moved the most money in transfers (328 million euros), surpassing the most media player in the world: Neymar (310 kilos). Next on the list are Cristiano Ronaldo (230 million), lvaro Morata (189) and ngel di Mara (179).
An antological figure that will put all the spotlights on Lukaku, but the player fits perfectly into what Thomas Tuchel wants of your team. Breakthrough unchecks, each on the wing and a thrashed noser are demands that you have not been able to satisfy Timo Werner, but the Belgian has a goal to spare and makes the Chelsea a clear favorite to win a title this season.