Today Inter were supposed to present Chelsea with their first offer to buy Lukaku outright, but Al-Hilal and Juve continue to be on the Belgian’s radar.
Belgium are claiming that the Saudis have already offered Lukaku an even higher salary, estimated at just under 30 million a year… Meanwhile, there has been continued talk of possible contact between Chelsea and Juve, again regarding Lukaku.
Fabrizio Ravanelli has also spoken on the subject. The former Juventus striker spoke to the microphones of calciomercato.it, broadcast on the Twitch TVPLAY channel. “Lukaku I don’t think Juve need him,” Ravanelli began. “He is a good player but he is not decisive, at least for me. I don’t think he can make the difference for Juventus. I would keep Vlahovic.”
Al-Hilal, who meanwhile have almost closed the deal for Milinkovic-Savic, continue to insist on Lukaku: “Savic is making a big mistake going to Arabia. I speak from personal experience. At the peak of my career I trusted and chose Middlesbrough, and I was wrong. In my opinion he makes a hole in the water, beyond the fact that he will come out rich. He makes a big mistake, with his qualities he has to play with important teams. He can’t think of going to Arabia. “
“If I were back,” Ravanelli continued, “I would count to ten before leaving Juventus. I was twenty-seven when I left Juve, I was in top condition. It’s those four or five years, from twenty-seven to thirty-two, where a player reaches his peak. I came from two years where I scored a lot of goals. When I left Juventus, four years later, I scored a lot of goals. “
Ravanelli’s warning: “Juve should not bet on Lukaku “
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“Milinkovic-Savic was an important target for Juventus. I was hoping for it. But I think the priority now is to think about the outgoing market before taking someone. If you don’t sell, you struggle to get someone. The first thing I think is to sell those four or five players who don’t fit Juventus’ plans. Lukaku is not needed by Juve, instead Milinkovic-Savic would have been an incredible player for Juventus. Physically he is devastating and he is complete. He is a player who can change several games for you. “
“The Serbian can do everything. It surprises me how many teams didn’t go for him sooner. I can’t understand why. And now it’s really a shame that he chose money and to move to Arabia’.
Ravanelli’s final comment is on the Jankto case: ‘There must be freedom. If Jankto loves it is right that he can move on without any problem. If I were a teammate of his, I would be the first to stand by him. We welcome guys like him. “
