We start with Romelu Lukaku’s desperate attempt to leave Chelsea for Internazionale. The one season behind the Belgian striker at Stamford Bridge was, to put it politely, moving. Lukaku allegedly told Chelsea he only wanted to play for Inter and the two clubs are discussing a loan move to transfer him to Serie A as soon as possible. Chelsea paid 97 97.5m for him last summer, so he will want all of his salary from his books and a few pounds in his back pocket to get into it. Another man returning to Italy with a tail between his legs is Paul Pogba, who will sign a four-year contract with Juventus. In the end, the Frenchman is left with relatively few options, so the Old Lady’s comfortable embrace is about as good as it was supposed to be after an unforgettable period at Manchester United. Christian Eriksen is said to have a deal with Manchester United on the table after his return to football with Brentford in the last half of the season. “I have different offers and options, which we look at and then make a decision,” he told Viaplay. “I would love to play in the Champions League again. I know how fun it is, but it’s not necessary for me. ” Definitely not necessary if you want to move to Old Trafford, Christian. Another name with links to Ajax that could go to United is Anthony. The winger has just won the Eredivisie under new Reds coach Erik ten Hag, so it seems like a sensible choice to join his former coach. Frankie de Jong may be tougher because Barcelona do not want to let him go, which means that transfer talks with United have somehow stopped. “You are always flattered when teams show interest in you as a player,” De Jong said after the Netherlands’ win over Wales on Tuesday. “I’m in the biggest club in the world right now and I feel good there, so there is no news.” Jesse Marsch’s revolution is accelerating in Leeds following the signing of Brenden Aaronson and Rasmus Kristensen. Next on the list is Mark Roca, who could arrive from Bayern Munich for 10 million pounds, after the two clubs made a verbal agreement, which is not worth the paper on which it is written, for the former Espanyol master. One man who could walk out the Elland Road exit door is Raphinha. Arsenal and Tottenham are making their rounds after Barcelona failed to find the bar to get the Brazilian. The Fiver: sign up and receive our daily football email. And Adnan Januzaj, the great hope of Manchester United in the unfortunate era of David Moyes, is preparing to bring the band back to West Ham. The Belgian is available for free after leaving Real Sociedad and may want to exchange San Sebastian for Stratford.
