Chelsea’s Lukaku Targeted by Napoli, Romano Confirms Bid

Napoli have officially expressed their interest in Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku, placing a bid for the Belgian striker who seems to have found himself on the outskirts at Stamford Bridge. This move comes from a desire to bring Lukaku back under the wing of Antonio Conte, his former coach at Inter Milan, who is now steering the ship at Napoli.Lukaku’s Chelsea Saga Nears EndRomelu Lukaku’s time at Chelsea appears to be drawing to a close as he has been sidelined from the main squad. Despite his successful loan spell at AS Roma last season where he netted 21 goals and provided four assists, Lukaku is now training separately from the main team. Chelsea’s management are taking decisive steps to resolve his situation, with a clear strategy to offload him as they navigate this transfer window.Strategic Moves by NapoliIn a statement on X, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano highlighted the progress of the negotiations: “Understand Romelu Lukaku and Napoli are getting closer. Official bid on the table. Club to club talks now into key stages as Chelsea decision is clear: Lukaku and Osimhen, SEPARATE topics. Full focus on selling Lukaku, then Osimhen story eventually for final days.”