Romelu Lukaku HUMILIATED by Juventus Ultras
Carlo Garganese
- 9 Aug 2023 16:15 BST
- 4 min read
Romelu Lukaku has been publicly mocked by Juventus’ Ultras, who made it clear he is not welcome at the club.
Juventus are currently in negotiations to sign Lukaku from Chelsea in a swap deal which would see Dusan Vlahovic got the other direction.
The prospect of Lukaku moving to Juventus has not gone down well with most Bianconeri fans.
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What did Juventus Ultras say?
And Juve’s Ultras took matters a step further by making an anti-Lukaku banner which they held outside Juventus Stadium.
The banner read: “Lukaku stay in Milano. We already have a second goalkeeper.”
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Juventus ultras with a banner to Lukaku: “Lukaku stay in Milan, we already have a second goalkeeper.” [Juventus Curva Sud via Daily Mail] #CFC pic.twitter.com/qd3INem7hJ
— CFCDaily (@CFCDaily) August 9, 2023
The goalkeeper reference was, of course, referring to the Champions League final when Lukaku stopped a goal bound shot from teammate Federico Dimarco that would have taken the match against Man City to extra time. As a result Inter lost the final 1-0 with Lukaku guilty of missing a sitter.
Their Instagram post accompanying the photo read: “Here you will never be welcome.”
Juventus are asking for €40 million plus Lukaku in order to swap Vlahovic with Chelsea.
Chelsea are not prepared to pay more than €25m currently.
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 last 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.
Juventus can only afford Lukaku by selling Vlahovic first, hence the swap talks.
Al-Hilal have also offered Romelu Lukaku an astronomical new salary offer in order to join the club.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Lukaku has been presented with a salary package worth €40m per season. The contract is likely to be for three years, which would mean Lukaku earning €120m in total on wages.
Until now, Lukaku has been adamant that he does not want to move to Saudi Arabia this summer.
A transfer to Juventus is still considered likely by most transfer experts, despite the opposition by fans.
