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Anita Abayomi

Chelsea told they avoided £62.8m Dusan Vlahovic mistake as Romelu Lukaku transfer eyed

It seems as thought Romelu Lukaku's love affair with Chelsea could be coming to an end this summer. The Blues would reportedly be looking for around £63million to allow the striker to leave this summer.

In that case, Thomas Tuchel will be looking to find an adequate replacement in order to balance the team. Many options have been looked at in the past including the one and only Erling Haaland. Even Sergio Aguero was reportedly considered in his last season with Manchester City.

This year, the contest for forwards was lit up with prospects such as Lautaro Martinez, Karim Adeyemi and of course Dusan Vlahovic. It was a wonder why Chelsea had never bid for Vlahovic - dubbed the "Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Belgrade". But it seems they learnt from their Lukaku mistake.

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