Madness in Rome for Lukaku!

More than 4,000 ‘tifosi’ received this Tuesday the Belgian international Romelu Lukaku, a new Roma player in the absence of an official announcement, at Ciampino airport, who arrived on the club owner’s private plane, Dan Friedkin, who personally piloted the flight from Brussels.

Lukaku, 30 years old and Chelsea playerstruck a deal in Rome on Monday and less than 24 hours later arrived at the airport in the Italian capital amid an impressive security deployment to maintain order, with five vans and agents positioned between the runway and the site if where are the fans. crowded

Among them were many families and children who waited more than three hours for the arrival of their new idol despite the rain pouring down in Rome all day.

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The plane they were on Lukaku and Friedkin arrived at 5:50 pm local time (2:50 pm GMT) and Ciampino workers were the first to receive the player, who was photographed with their mobile phones as he descended the stairs of the plane, in time that he put his hand on his heart.

Delivered to the new idol

Accompanied by the police, the player approached the gate to greet and applaud the 4,000 roman supportersmany of them with phones in hand, carrying banners and flags and incessantly chanting the name of the striker, who played last season at Inter Milan on loan from Chelsea.

Inter expect Lukaku to continue in their squad, but the player began to negotiate with Juventus, much to the annoyance of the president, the coach and the fans of Inter, although in the end the signing with the Turin club also did not materialize.

Assignment without purchase option

Lukaku’s inclusion in the team was yesterday Jose Mourinhoor after reaching an agreement in which Roma will pay Chelsea 5.8 million for the transfer without a purchase option and 7 million to the player, who agreed to reduce his salary compared to the 10.8 he received in London, according to Italian media.

After leaving Ciampino airport, Lukaku went to Villa Stuart, where he will immediately undergo the ritual medical tests that will precede the signing of his contract with Roma.