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Roma vice president Ryan Friedkin and sporting director Tiago Pinto are jetting to London to discuss the signing of Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea. The Giallorossi chiefs are due to be in attendance at Stamford Bridge on Friday night when the Blues host Luton Town in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Roma are looking to land the Belgian on loan and Chelsea are determined to get their \u00a397.5million flop off the books to free up some additional cash.<\/p>\n
Chelsea would however, request a loan fee while they’re also keen to ensure Roma would be prepared to pay a sizeable chunk – if not all – of his wages.<\/p>\n
Lukaku has been left in the cold by Chelsea after being told he is not part of the club’s plans moving forward.<\/p>\n
Juventus had shown interest and their pursuit of Lukaku saw the former Everton and Manchester United striker burn bridges at Inter Milan.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> West Ham agree Mohammed Kudus transfer as Tim Steidten strikes gold for Moyes[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n Inter were angered by suggestions Lukaku had entertained an approach from Juventus and therefore decided against a permanent deal for their former player, who spent last season on loan at San Siro.<\/p>\n The 30-year-old has been training with Chelsea’s U21 side after being left behind for the club’s pre-season tour of the United States.<\/p>\n He was frozen out of the first-team picture alongside the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Hakim Ziyech following Mauricio Pochettino’s appointment in west London.<\/p>\n Aubameyang has since joined Marseille, Ziyech has signed for Galatasaray on loan and Hudson-Odoi is now close to a permanent switch to Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> Pochettino is yet to speak to Lukaku and claims a decision over his future was taken out of his hands as the club wanted to offload the centre-forward.<\/p>\n “The situation has not changed,” he told Thursday’s press conference. “Like always I tell you in football, anything can happen. We’ll see what happens in the future but at the moment, the situation has not changed.”<\/p>\n Pochettino went on to stress that Lukaku must seek him out and speak with him about a future at Chelsea if anything is to change.<\/p>\n The Argentine said on Thursday: “[With Lukaku], it was a situation which was really clear before we arrived here. That was a wish between the club and the player to try to find a solution.<\/p>\n “At the moment, we are relaxed. Nothing happened. If something changes, we will inform you, but for the moment, nothing has changed.”<\/p>\n Roma now look as though they’re Lukaku’s most likely destination as the two clubs continue to negotiate a transfer.<\/p>\n His current deal with Chelsea is due to run until June 2026 and Chelsea would ideally like to recoup a transfer fee either now or further down the line.<\/p>\n Chelsea are expected to explore the signing of a new striker in the summer transfer market.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/4928011.jpg?r=1692980568735\")
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