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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Nizaar Kinsella

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku fighting to seal Inter Milan return amid Azpilicueta and Chalobah interest

Romelu Lukaku is determined to fight Chelsea’s attempts to sell him to Al-Hilal so he can return to Inter Milan.

The 30-year-old is already the highest-paid player at Stamford Bridge, but turned down a further £6m pay rise to move to Al-Hilal. He wants to return for a second season on loan at Champions League finalists Inter and is willing to halve his £325,000-a-week salary — which he did during his spell with the Italians — at Chelsea to allow the move to happen.

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