Jose Mourinho has the striker he wanted - he and Lukaku must now deliver a Champions League place after this significant investment
A winless start through the first two games of the season ratcheted up the stress. It meant Chelsea could leverage Saudi interest in Lukaku to demand a high loan fee and greater coverage of his wages.
They played hardball in a way Pinto could respect. He had been in the same position with Federico Fazio and . Neither had a future at the club. Interested clubs knew as much and tried to nickel-and-dime Roma. But Pinto needed to extract the maximum from their exits, just as Chelsea did with Lukaku.The seriousness of Roma’s intent was signalled by Friedkin Senior’s arrival in London and those of chief executive Lina Souloukou and Anna Rabuano, the club’s head of financial planning. Ultimately, a deal was done on Monday, but even a loan fee of €6million and salary cover of €7.
The question I pose is this: in a league this volatile, with its four different champions in four years, shouldn’t a team like Roma be challenging in this, year three, of Mourinho’s time in the Eternal City? Shouldn’t Lukaku be the final piece?Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Try a week on us.covers Serie A for The Athletic. He joins from ESPN and is working on a book about Roberto Baggio.
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