The manager of the English champion Chelsea - Antonio Conte, said in front of the club management that the Londoners should have Romelu Lukaku for the new season. Everton is willing to part with his big star solely for 100 million pounds, but that doesn`t scare the strong man at Stamford Bridge and he is ready to get his superiors to cover the requested amount.
Chelsea is currently working hard on finalizing the transfer of Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco, the central defender of Roma, Antonio Rudiger and the Brazilian left-back Alex Sandro from Juventus. However, the top goal in front of Conte remains precisely that Lukaku who has to lead the attack of the club via video football goals at the expense of Diego Costa.
The Spanish striker has played an important role during the last championship season of the Italian expert in London, but his coach said that the new campaign will not rely on him and it is expected Costa to return to Atletico Madrid until the end of the summer.
Lukaku`s transfer to Chelsea is at the initiative of the Italian, as he was an admirer of the Belgian from his period as coach of Juventus. He sees in the player an ideal option for the leader of the attack in his favorite system with one striker.
The Belgian has been a fan of Chelsea as a child, having already once been a part of the club. `With the blue t-shirt he scored once in fifteen meetings, which he played for the team. Subsequent impressive periods at West Bromwich Albion and Everton turned the 24-year-old striker in one of the most desired players on his position in the English Championship.`
No comments:
Post a Comment