LUKAKU OUT OF BRENTFORD CLASH
Chelsea striker RomeluLukaku won’t be in the Carabao Cup quarterfinal squad to face West London rivals Brentfordas he continues to recover from Covid-19 that has plagued some of his teammates. Apart from RomeluLukaku, other Chelsea players such as Callum Hudson-Odoi, Timo Werner and Kai Havertz will also miss the Brentford game due to Covid-19.
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RomeluLukaku has missed the last two games in all competitions due to Covid-19. In his absence, the Blues’ Premier League title challenge has faltered with successive draws against Everton and Wolves.
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Manchester United are ready for an offer from Inter Milan which would comprise of a proposal of loaning out Lukaku for 2 seasons for about £9 million prior to a guaranteed purchased for about £9 million prior to a guaranteed purchase of more £53.7 million. The offer might be rejected but it might start off a negotiation process. Inter and Manchester United are all set to face each other on 20th July in Singapore. However, whether the deal is possible then will depend on an acceptable offer made by the club. Inter Milan will have to sell Mauro Icardi for freeing space and cash on their wage bill for bringing in Romelu Lukaku.
However, many that have followed his career from his West Brom days would know that a lean and fully fit Lukaku is one of the fastest number 9 in the world. The 25-year-old has in recent weeks showed his best form under Ole Gunnar Solksjaer after looking like a shadow of himself for most parts of the season.
Lukaku will go into this weekend’s game with four goals in the Premier League, one goal behind the Eden Hazard of Chelsea at the top of the standing, but has not had the completely smooth beginning. He has scored a goal in each of past two league matches of United. He scored both the goals in a win of 2-0 of 2nd September at Burnley and the other one in last in Watford, weekend with the score 2-1 victory.