What will become of Lukaku?
With owner Todd Boehly came chaos. Chelsea have paid no less than 611 million euros in transfer fees this season. The squad? Bloated, unsorted and full of contaminated sites. One of them: Romelu Lukaku, the prevented world-class goalscorer, who also failed on the third attempt at Stamford Bridge. „Luk who’s back“the ‘Daily Express’ captioned it “97 million dilemma”.
The Lukaku story in short: the Blues paid £97 million, the equivalent of EUR 110 million, two years ago for the Belgian’s return, but got a completely unsettled chance of death. He went back to the oasis of well-being Inter Milan on loan, but then Lukaku no longer felt comfortable there. Because the Nerazzurri are not buying, the 29-year-old has to return to London in the summer. And then? Boehly and his designated head coach Mauricio Pochettino can deal with that.
No turning back for Neymar
How much FC Barcelona would like to dress their prodigal son Lionel Messi in blue and red. As great as the longing for La Pulga is, they are opposed to another renegade in Catalonia. “Barca don’t want Neymar’s return”, according to today’s headline in the French daily newspaper ‘Le Figaro’. The bare Blaugrana cannot afford the salary and fee of the Brazilian, whom Paris St. Germain would like to get rid of.
60 million for Zubimendi?
Lie like this “Xavi’s Priorities” according to ‘Mundo Deportivo’ on other players. Namely on the already mentioned Messi and a player who is probably still a blank slate for many in this country. His name: Martín Zubimendi, a defensive midfielder for Real Sociedad. However, the league rival insists on the contractually fixed transfer fee of 60 million euros. That should be difficult for Barça.
