Inter Milan fears rise as Romelu Lukaku keeps quiet after Juventus transfer offer

Inter Milan are considering walking away from negotiations to sign Romelu Lukaku after the Chelsea striker was uncontactable on Friday evening.

The Italian giants had prepared a bid worth £30million, plus a further £4million, but the Belgium international and his representative, Sebastian Ledure, could not be contacted by phone.

Inter were prepared to match an offer from Juventus made on Wednesday, with an offer much closer to Chelsea’s £40 million asking price.

Officials now fear Lukaku is now pushing for a move to Juventus, after hearing he only wants to move to San Siro.

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Juventus’ offer was conditional on the sale of Dusan Vlahovic by August 4, who is one of several strikers of interest to Chelsea.

Chelsea have not yet decided on signing another striker and are simply hoping to sell Lukaku before their return to pre-season training on Monday, in two days’ time.

Inter’s offer was increasingly favored by Chelsea as they were keen to get a deal done straight away, with a windfall of around £50 million coming from the sale of goalkeeper Andre Onana to Manchester United.

Al-Hilal outbid the two Italian clubs by offering £40million, but Lukaku is reluctant to move to Saudi Arabia. All parties are now waiting for Lukaku’s next move to provide clarity after a confusing turn of events.