"Let me go, please." Forgotten Chelsea star begs to leave as he is not part of Enzo Maresca's plans.
One Chelsea star has pleaded to leave the club.
Chelsea will be looking to sell a number of players once again this summer before the end of June in order to balance the financial books and adhere to the profit rules. So we are expecting a busy run up to June with rumours and stories everywhere.
One of those stories will be striker Romelu Lukaku, who is currently on loan at Roma.
Recall the Belgian had earlier asked to leave the club in March in an interview after scoring in Europe, and as you can see from the quotes below, he basically asks Chelsea to let him leave at the end of the summer:
🇧🇪 Romelu Lukaku when asked about his future at Chelsea or Roma: “I don’t want any controversy with them in England! I have to be smart, you know what I mean”.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 7, 2024
“Did I learn the lesson? Let me go, guys… I have to stay 🤫”, told Sky Sport. pic.twitter.com/0X1rERYvGV
Chelsea stance on Romelu Lukaku:
Chelsea will turn down any loan moves for Romelu Lukaku this summer in a bid to sell the Belgium striker in a permanent deal.
They are looking to recoup some of £97.5m they paid Inter Milan for him in 2021, with their asking price believed to be about £37m as the club aims to get the 31-year-old's £325,000-a-week wages off their books.
Roma are interested in re-signing Lukaku, who spent last season on loan at the Serie A club, but are unable to meet the asking price. AC Milan and Napoli, who have just appointed Lukaku’s former manager Antonio Conte, are also reportedly interested. But the Italian clubs have limited finances and will have to see whether Chelsea soften their stance later in the transfer window.
Napoli were also tipped to propose a swap deal for striker Victor Osimhen but Chelsea are not interested in signing the Nigerian, who is valued in excess of £100m.
Chelsea accepted a bid for Lukaku from Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal last summer but the forward rejected the move.

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