Lukaku has agreed to take a pay cut to join Serie A club meaning Chelsea will not contribute to his salary
Chelsea have agreed an extraordinary deal in principle for Romelu Lukaku to join Roma on loan for the season.
Following almost four days of intense negotiations, Chelsea, Roma and Lukaku have found an agreement that will see him return to Italy with contracts being finalised on Monday evening.
In what is a highly complicated deal, Chelsea will receive a loan fee of more than £5million with Lukaku agreeing to take a wage cut so that the Blues will not have to make any contribution to his salary while he’s in Rome. He will be reunited with Jose Mourinho, the Roma manager, following the pair’s spell at Manchester United back in 2018.
Lukaku will earn just over £6m during his season at Roma, but has also had to agree to a further cut should he return to Chelsea in 12 months.