Chelsea ready to take hit of almost £60MILLION to get Lukaku off books with striker wanting transfer away from England

CHELSEA are ready to let Romelu Lukaku go for just £40MILLION.

That is nearly £60m less than the club record fee paid for the Belgium striker two years ago.

Lukaku, 30, on loan at Inter Milan for the past year, does not want to come back to England.

The Italians want him but Chelsea will only sanction a permanent move rather than another loan.

And they are willing to take a huge hit on the £97.5m he cost when signed from Inter in 2021 just to get him off the books.

Fellow Serie A side Juventus are also keen on a deal, as well as Saudi club Al-Hilal.

Juve reportedly held talks with Chelsea over a potential deal for the striker last week.

However, the Italian giants were said to be furious about his price tag.

Meanwhile, Saudi Super League club Al Hilal have offered him a huge £21m-a-year deal.

But the striker revealed that he wants to stay in Europe.

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Lukaku scored 14 goals in 37 appearances for during his loan spell with Inter Milan last season.

He wanted to stay at the San Siro beyond this summer, but club officials admitted that they would struggle to afford another move.