Romelu Lukaku negotiations between Chelsea and AC Milan have been verified by HITC sources as having taken place in the past week.

The Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku just finished playing for his country in the 2024 Euro, but there are many doubts about his future at his current club.

We had previously reported that Antonio Conte’s Napoli were keen on the former Everton striker as the Italian manager was desperate to recruit a new centre-forward and the pair had a very fruitful partnership at Inter Milan.

A host of clubs are understood to be keen on Lukaku, mainly in Italy, and Chelsea want his long-term future resolved.

The preference from those at Stamford Bridge is to sell him this summer and not loan him after spending the last two-seasons in Serie A with Inter and Roma.

Chelsea’s demands for Lukaku

Back in the summer of 2021, Chelsea shelled out £95 million for Lukaku from Inter after two fantastic seasons at the San Siro under Conte.

However, the move to Stamford Bridge, and to play under Thomas Tuchel, did not work out for Lukaku and he was sent back on loan to the Serie A giants before another loan at AS Roma. A sale now looks likely this summer

Lukaku is understood to have a release clause of £38 million in his contract and that is the value Chelsea have set on him – although they would not demand the whole fee be paid in one lump sum.