Roma announced Azmoun and wait for Lukaku

The Rome made the arrival of the Iranian international official this Saturday sardar azmoun and, according to the Italian press, is talking to Chelsea the Belgian migration Romelu Lukaku. Azmoun, 28, came to Rome from Bayer Leverkusen on loan with a mandatory purchase option, as reported by the club trained by Jose Mourinho.

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The striker has played for Bayer Leverkusen since January 2022, but after a promising first six months he has failed to consolidate in bundesliga and left with a balance of 53 games and seven goals in all competitions.

“He is a player we have been monitoring for a long time,” asserted AS Roma general manager Tiago Pinto. However, it is unlikely that Azmoun, who also played in the St. Petersburg Zenithbecame the latest attacking signing for Roma, who could not get past a 2-2 draw at home against salernitana in their first game of the 2023-24 season.

Lukaku will sign this Sunday

The American owner of Rome, Dan Friedkinis currently in London to negotiate the arrival of stupid on loan, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport. Negotiations are still stalled over paying the Belgian international’s wages, estimated at 19 million euros per year, which Roma want to share with Chelsea.

Lukaku, who spoke by phone with Mourinho, who he previously worked with Chelsea and the Manchester Utddid not enter the Blues coach’s plans, Maurizio Pochettino. The forward, signed by Chelsea in 2021 for 115 million euros, spent last season on loan at Inter Milan.

Although he returned to Milan, scored 14 goals and reached the finals of the Champions League, Lukaku did not want to stay. Juventus will sign him in a swap dusan vlahovicbut his fans opposed it.

His possible arrival in Rome is already bringing great expectations to ‘giallorossi’ fans. According to Lukaku, currently in BelgiumNegotiations are well advanced. “I’m nervous, on sunday i will fly to rome to sign my contract“He made the declaration on the sidelines of a youth tournament he was attending, according to statements collected by the newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws.