{"id":1316119,"date":"2023-07-16T18:30:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-16T17:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1316119"},"modified":"2023-07-16T18:24:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-16T17:24:36","slug":"romelu-lukaku-inter-promise-secret-juventus-talks","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/romelu-lukaku-inter-promise-secret-juventus-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Romelu Lukaku be about to break his promise to Inter after ‘secret talks’?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romelu Lukaku looks set to break a longstanding promise to Inter this summer after ‘secret talks’ were apparently held with rivals Juventus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Belgian striker was thought to be a target for a permanent transfer for Inter this summer after spending last season on loan there, reaching the Champions League final and winning the Coppa Italia. Lukaku was already a popular figure at the club having scored 64 goals and won a Serie A title in a previous two-year permanent spell between 2019 and 2021.<\/p>\n

Back then, Lukaku effectively promised Inter supporters he’d ‘never’ sign for their two major domestic rivals, AC Milan and Juventus.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Juventus or AC Milan will call me in the future? Never, never,” Lukaku told Sky Italia in an unsanctioned interview shortly after leaving Inter to return to Chelsea.<\/span><\/p>\n

He added: \u201cAgain, never. It\u2019s never gonna happen. Juventus wanted me before Inter, but when Conte joined Inter, it was my priority to join them. In Italy, there\u2019s only Inter for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to reports, those may now be hollow words.<\/p>\n

Despite signing Lukaku for \u00a397m just two years ago, Chelsea were understood to be willing to let him leave for just over \u00a334m this summer. Naturally given his history there, Inter were thought to be in the driving seat and apparently came in with a \u00a326m opening bid.<\/p>\n

However, according to Gianluca Di Marzio<\/a>, Juventus then entered the race, expressing that they were willing to pay the full asking price and offer more wages for Lukaku than Inter. Last season’s Champions League runners-up are thought to be angry after discovering Lukaku has held secret talks with Juventus, while they’ve subsequently been unable to muster a response from the player or his representatives.<\/p>\n

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Romelu Lukaku next club odds with Sky Bet<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n