Chelsea have very ambitious plans for next season. According to Sky Sports the Champions League winner is investigating the possibilities of bringing Romelu Lukaku and Erling Braut Haaland to London. Chelsea will have to pay a lot of money for Lukaku, because the Internazionale, which is struggling with financial problems, is reportedly asking at least 115 million euros for the Belgian attacker.
Whether Chelsea is willing to pay such an amount for Lukaku is not yet known. The top scorer of the Italian champions was also under contract with Chelsea between 2011 and 2014, although he was also rented out to West Bromwich Albion and Everton in the meantime. Lukaku left Stamford Bridge seven years ago with just 15 matches (no goals) to his name. His current contract in Milan will run until mid-2024.
In addition to Lukaku, Haaland is also in the picture in the technical management of Chelsea. The star player of Borussia Dortmund has an escape clause of 75 million euros in his contract that runs until 2024, although this provision will only come into effect next year. Dortmund has already announced that the Norwegian striker will not be sold just like that. Manager Mino Raiola and father Alf-Inge Haaland made a tour of various clubs in April. At the time, discussions were held with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City, among others.
On the other hand, Chelsea are looking to get rid of some players this summer. Fikayo Tomori and Olivier Giroud seem to be on their way to AC Milan, while Tammy Abraham, Emerson Palmieri, Tiémoué Bakayoko and Davide Zappacosta can also look for another employer. Emerson sat on the bench for most of the season, while Bakayoko and Zappacosta played on loan for Napoli and Genoa, respectively. According to Italian media, there is serious interest from Atalanta for Zappacosta, which has to yield eight million euros. A week ago Chelsea sold Victor Moses for five million euros to Spartak Moscow.
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