CHELSEA have been given a boost in their reported pursuit of Everton’s Romelu Lukaku after his agent ruled out a move to Italy.
The Belgian striker is widely expected to leave Goodison Park this summer despite the appointment of new boss Ronald Koeman.
Lukaku is looking to test himself at an elite European club, and former side Chelsea have been linked with a big-money bid just two years after selling him to the Toffees.
Lukaku has also been the victim of an ‘Away Day’ robbery and is keen on a change of scenery.
Manchester United are also said to be interested, with the likes of Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain monitoring the situation too.
Serie A champions Juventus are allegedly the latest team to join the race for Lukaku, but it appears the 23-year-old won’t be heading to Turin following agent Mino Raiola’s latest comments.
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The outspoken negotiator, who represents stars including Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, is keen to secure the best deal possible for Lukaku and claims that no team in Italy has enough cash to land him.
Raiola told Sportwereld: “No doubt Romelu has the necessary skills to play in Italy.
“However, no Italian club can afford to sign him at the moment. He is too expensive for any Serie A club unless that Chinese investment group takes over AC Milan.”
Raiola also believes his clients should be solely focused on performing well at Euro 2016 in order to gain their dream moves this summer.
He added: “Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic or Romelu shouldn’t be concerned about their future right now.
“Their duty is to perform well in the European Championship.”
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