Report: Roma rescue Lukaku from Chelsea purgatory after sealing loan deal

Roma reached an agreement with Chelsea on Monday to sign striker Romelu Lukaku on a season-long loan deal, sources told to transfer insider Fabrizio Romano.

Roma will reportedly cover €7.5 million of Lukaku’s original €11.5-million salary and pay Chelsea a loan fee worth more than €5 million.

Lukaku agreed to take a pay cut to make the deal work, according to The Telegraph’s Matt Law.

Chelsea spent the summer trying to offload Lukaku, who returned to the club following a one-year loan spell at Inter Milan. The Italians wanted to re-sign the Belgian international on a permanent basis but abandoned negotiations when they learned he had been in secret talks with bitter rivals Juventus.

Juventus fans protested Lukaku’s potential arrival during

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