Vlahovic-Lukaku swap: Chelsea told Juventus demands

Carlo Garganese

2 Aug 2023 12:50 BST
3 min read

Juventus have made it clear to Chelsea how much money they are requesting as part of the Dusan Vlahovic-Romelu Lukaku swap deal.

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The two clubs have resumed negotiated over a swap that would see Vlahovic and Lukaku change clubs and Juventus receive a cash amount in addition.

According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Juventus are demanding €50 million plus Lukaku in order to hand over Vlahovic.

However, Di Marzio adds that this is just a starting point for the negotiation and they aim to close the deal at €40m plus Lukaku.

Chelsea are planning to start from a low figure, according to Di Marzio, who reports that there is a lot of work to do for the intermediaries negotiating the deal.

Di Marzio states that Lukaku has already agreed a three-year contract with Juventus.

Lukaku had originally been expected to return to Inter for a third time ahead of next season, having spent the 2022-23 campaign on loan from Chelsea.

However, the Nerazzurri suddenly stopped negotiations earlier this month after being angered when Lukaku held talks with rivals Juventus behind their back.

As a result, Inter withdrew their transfer offer, leaving Juventus a free path to sign Lukaku.

But Juventus are unable to sign Lukaku until they sell Vlahovic as they lack the funds.

Juventus already offered Chelsea the opportunity to sign Vlahovic in June but this was rejected. The Serbian was reoffered to the Blues over the last week and Chelsea are now open to a possible swap deal with Lukaku, who is surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea are looking for a first-choice striker ahead of the 2023-24 season, and Vlahovic could be that man.

Juventus, meanwhile, believe that Lukaku is more suited to manager Max Allegri than Vlahovic.