Chelsea ‘agree deal in principle’ to send Lukaku to Roma with loan fee revealed after long transfer saga

ROMELU LUKAKU is heading for Roma on a huge pay cut after Chelsea reportedly agreed a loan deal for the outcast striker.

The Belgian, 30, is poised for a third stint under Jose Mourinho after not even getting a shirt number at Stamford Bridge this summer.

TalkSPORT say Chelsea have accepted a £5million loan offer from Mourinho’s Roma.

And Lukaku is understood to have agreed slashing his yearly wage from £17m to £7m.

The Telegraph’s Matt Law believes that reduction is not just for his season at Roma,- but also for the further two years on his Chelsea contract.

The Blues are also said to have inserted a £37m release clause in his loan exit.

That means the ex-Manchester United star could move on permanently next summer for not much more than a third of the £97.5m Chelsea paid Inter Milan for him in 2021.

Inter and Juventus were both linked with Lukaku in the current transfer window – before their interest faded.

And despite mixed fortunes in the past under Mourinho with Chelsea and United, it appears he will try again with the Portuguese manager at Roma.

Lukaku even told reporters over the weekend that he was jetting out to join the Italians.

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It’s thought he made it clear to Mauricio Pochettino he didn’t want to play for the new Chelsea chief.

But that was probably mutual – as Lukaku has been training with the club’s Under-21s since coming back from his season’s loan with Inter.