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Romelu Lukaku has said that he is open to playing in Saudi Arabia \u2013 a year after he turned down a move to Al Hilal.<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old\u2019s future is uncertain once again as sources have told ESPN<\/em><\/strong> that Chelsea is keen to secure a permanent move for Lukaku after agreeing to loan the striker to Inter Milan and then Roma in the past two seasons.<\/p>\nLukaku earns around \u00a3325,000 per week ($415,419) at Stamford Bridge and Chelsea is keen to remove that cost from their wage bill while raising funds for new signings.<\/p>\n
The Belgium international has two years remaining on his Chelsea deal, and the club is therefore reluctant to sanction a third loan move as they seek to recoup some of the \u00a397.5m they paid Inter Milan in 2021.<\/p>\n
Romelu Lukaku spent this season on loan at Roma from his parent club, Chelsea. Sources have told ESPN that Chelsea tried to agree a deal for Lukaku to join Al Hilal last summer, accepting an offer only for Lukaku to then reject the proposal.<\/p>\n
However, Lukaku now believes the Saudi Pro League is thriving following the arrival of many big stars including Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Karim Benzema.<\/p>\n
Asked why he hesitated last summer, Lukaku told HLN, \u201cBecause everyone only went to Saudi Arabia after I could sign there, I was scared for a while.<\/p>\n
\u201c(Now) Saudi Arabia would not stop me. The level there will only rise, to a much higher level than many people think. More and more footballers will tend to play there.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlso because of how the fans there experience football. The infrastructure still needs to improve, but all the big top European clubs know: \u2018Saudi Arabia is coming.\u2019 You already see that in boxing, golf, Formula 1.\u201d<\/p>\n
Speaking about the possibility of a move this summer, Lukaku continued, \u201cA lot of people like to talk, maybe because I don\u2019t have an agent. But I\u2019m going to decide. I control my situation myself.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am going to make a choice and once I will explain it, everyone is going to agree with me. Look, every time I decided to stay or leave somewhere, it turned out to be the right choice because of certain factors \u2013 for example my rapport with the coach,\u201d Lukaku said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s like a relationship with a woman. If it doesn\u2019t click anymore, why stay together?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Lukaku also reiterated he would like to end his career back in Belgium with Anderlecht, the club where he turned professional in 2006.<\/p>\n
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