Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku agrees to join Roma on season-long loan

Lukaku scored 15 goals successful 44 appearances for Chelsea during 2021-22, though helium started conscionable 29 of those games

Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has agreed to articulation Italian broadside Roma connected a season-long indebtedness woody from Chelsea.

He is reported to person turned down a lucrative determination to Saudi Pro League.

"The invited that this nine and these fans gave maine thrilled maine and represents a further inducement to springiness everything for my caller team," Lukaku said.

Lukaku is believed to person accepted a wage chopped to beryllium reunited with manager Jose Mourinho astatine Roma.

Mourinho concisely managed Lukaku successful 2013-14, during the striker's archetypal spell astatine Chelsea, earlier the Portuguese signed him for Manchester United from Everton successful 2017 for £75m.

Lukaku added: "I had the accidental to talk with the owners successful caller days and I was struck by their ambition.

"Now we person to work, beryllium humble and turn crippled aft game. For my part, I can't hold to marque myself disposable to my teammates, connected and disconnected the field."

More to follow.

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