Chelsea have now received a £43m bid for player who has angered Todd Boehly, it will be accepted

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Chelsea have now received a €50m (£43m) bid from Al-Hilal for Romelu Lukaku, and plan to accept the Saudi Arabian side’s offer.

That is according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

So, what is the latest on Romelu Lukaku at Chelsea? Let’s take a look…

What’s the story?

Well, the Italian news outlet believe Chelsea had a €40m (£35m) bid on the table from Inter Milan, which those at Stamford Bridge were happy to accept.

However – after Lukaku angered Inter Milan by also speaking to AC Milan and Juventus – the Italian giants no longer want to sign him.

It means Al-Hilal are the only side interested in the Belgian, although he remains unsure about a move to Saudi Arabia.

While Lukaku is undecided on his future, Chelsea are certain about what they want.

Gazzetta dello Sport believe the Blues have totally lost patience with the 30-year-old and want him to leave as soon as possible, preferably long before the Premier League opener against Liverpool on Sunday 13th August.

It is also said that Todd Boehly himself is very unhappy about the situation, having already accepted Lukaku’s demands to rejoin Inter Milan on loan last summer – the American did not want to find himself having to deal with the striker again in the current transfer window.

Lukaku needs to leave Chelsea

At this point, Lukaku’s preference should mean nothing – he has burned more bridges than we can care to count, and he is lucky that an offer from Saudi Arabia is still on the table.

Gazzetta dello Sport believe the deal is worth €50m (£43m) in wages to the man from Antwerp, which makes him even luckier.

Lukaku scored just 14 goals last season, a return which is not worthy of such a salary.

The striker has been a total headache for Chelsea ever since the Blues smashed their transfer record to sign him in a £97.5m deal, with that famous interview about Inter Milan setting the tone for his downfall.

Chelsea owe Lukaku nothing – now, he should stop wasting the club’s time and accept a move to Saudi Arabia.