Juventus are ready to offer striker Romelu Lukaku a massive money contract, but must first sell striker Dusan Vlahovic.
This according to today’s print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, via FCInterNews, who report that the Bianconeri have put €11 million net per season on the plate to tempt the Chelsea striker away from Inter, but that they cannot sign him without first offloading Vlahovic.
The Lukaku transfer saga has taken a dramatic turn in the past 24 hours or so.
After weeks of negotiations between Inter and Chelsea, an agreement has been reached on a deal to send the Belgian back to the Giuseppe Meazza.
This would have seemed to be the end of it. The Nerazzurri have gotten their man.
However, the player concerned failed to give the go-ahead to the deal, going AWOL with both Inter and Chelsea.
Reports then revealed that ongoing negotiations with Juventus appear to be at the heart of Lukaku’s stalling.
Juventus Ready To Make Lukaku Big Money Offer – Must First Sell Vlahovic
Tuttosport reveals the extent of Juventus’s push to sign Lukaku. The newspaper reports that the Bianconeri have offered the 30-year-old striker a four-year deal worth €11 million.
This is apparently enough to turn Lukaku’s head.
He is not ready to make the permanent transfer from Chelsea to Inter – the player still wants to consider the Bianconeri’s offer.
However, Juventus cannot actually offer Lukaku the deal unless they first sell ex-Fiorentina striker Vlahovic.
Lukaku would only arrive in Turin if he is a like-for-like replacement for the Serb. Vlahovic is currently on very high wages at Juventus himself, and the Bianconeri could hardly afford both his and Lukaku’s wages.
Tuttosport report that Juventus are not currently in any active negotiations to sell Vlahovic.
The 23-year-old is a prospective target for Paris Saint-Germain. However, the Parisians have not put forward anything concrete to date.
