Pochettino charges Romelu Lukaku on his predicament: ‘In this story, there is not just one faulty party’
Meanwhile, Lukaku is still under contract at Chelsea and is training with the U21 side with the utmost discretion. But what will happen if no solution is found before September 1 at midnight? There would remain two options: accept an offer from Saudi Arabia or backpedal to try to reintegrate the workforce of the Blues, who are looking for an attacker.
Except that the Londoners are in the process of signing Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun… and that Mauricio Pochettino does not seem inclined to welcome the Belgian, even if he opened the door ajar on Thursday. “If he wants it and if the club finds a solution, they will let me know and I will take note of it, commented the Argentine manager. But for my part, I simply accepted a factual situation when I arrived here. I couldn’t change anything.”
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From mid-July, Pochettino has indeed advanced with the desires of Lukaku. “When this type of decision is taken, it is because everyone is in agreement, he explained during the internship in the USA. It is obvious that the decision had been made on the side of the player as well. We are therefore acting on his decision.”
Unless Juventus manage to raise the necessary €40m by September 1, Tottenham finally go on the attack or another twist comes up, Lukaku will be condemned to accept Saudi Arabia by default. According to Sportmediaset, Chelsea hope that the Belgian will finally accept this proposal in order to recover the 40 million quickly.
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2023-08-25 05:05:17
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