{"id":96210,"date":"2023-08-31T11:54:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T11:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/31\/chelsea-striker-romelu-lukaku-agrees-to-join-roma\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T11:54:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T11:54:31","slug":"chelsea-striker-romelu-lukaku-agrees-to-join-roma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/31\/chelsea-striker-romelu-lukaku-agrees-to-join-roma\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku agrees to join Roma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"461\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-31-105939-696x461.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Screenshot 2023-08-31 105939\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has agreed to join Italian side Roma on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old returns to Serie A having spent last season on loan with Inter Milan, helping them reach the Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>He is reported to have turned down a lucrative move to the Saudi Pro League.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe welcome that this club and these fans gave me thrilled me and represents a further incentive to give everything for my new team,\u201d Lukaku said.<\/p>\n<p>Lukaku is believed to have accepted a wage cut to be reunited with coach Jose Mourinho at Roma.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho briefly managed Lukaku in 2013-14, during the striker\u2019s first spell at Chelsea, before the Portuguese signed him for Manchester United from Everton in 2017 for \u00a375m.<\/p>\n<p>Lukaku added: \u201cI had the opportunity to speak with the owners in recent days and I was struck by their ambition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we have to work, be humble and grow game after game. For my part, I can\u2019t wait to make myself available to my teammates, on and off the field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After making a \u00a374m permanent move to Inter from United in 2019, Lukaku re-joined Chelsea for \u00a397.5m in 2021 but his return proved unsuccessful and he has not played for the Blues since May 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Lukaku did not travel with Chelsea for their pre-season tour of the United States and despite still having three years left on his contract, he was not part of new manager Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s plans for 2023-24.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnowing that Lukaku has chosen Roma can only represent a source of great satisfaction for all of us. With his arrival we acquire further experience, professionalism and desire to win\u201d, Roma\u2019s general manager of the sports area Tiago Pinto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll our choices are always aimed at raising Roma\u2019s level of competitiveness. 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