Chelsea in talks with Juventus over player swap deal in order to offload Romelu Lukaku
Posted by  badge Boss on Aug 01, 2023 - 08:13AM
Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku is wanted by Juventus this summer (Picture: Getty)

are in talks with over a player swap deal in the hope of offloading striker , according to reports.

Chelsea are keen to sell Lukaku this summer following his season-long loan at Inter Milan.

Lukaku’s preference was to remain at Inter but last season’s  finalists were reluctant to meet Chelsea’s asking price.

That saw fellow Italian side Juventus enter talks to sign the Belgium international striker.

and the 30-year-old .

But Chelsea and Juventus are now back in talks and is that the Blues have been offered Dusan Vlahovic as part of a swap deal.

Chelsea but are now reconsidering the swap, which would also include the west Londoners paying a fee to Juventus.

Lukaku  and does not appear to be in Mauricio Pochettino’s plans.

His second stint at Stamford Bridge has been somewhat of a disaster since he moved back to west London in a huge £97.5m deal in 2021.

Juventus’ 23-year-old striker Vlahovic, meanwhile, has registered 23 goals and six assists across 63 games for the club since he joined them from Fiorentina.

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