Lukaku could be one of the most familiar Serie A strikers ahead of the new season: he has won the Serie A title, played for Inter and Roma, and was favored by Juventus in the summer window last season. This season, Napoli once again threw an olive branch to him, and with the push of De Laurentiis, Chelsea are likely to release him this summer to fulfill Lukaku's Serie A dream.
This time he joined Napoli, Lukaku can also meet many acquaintances, such as Conte, who has worked with Inter Milan before. After the disappointment of Manchester United, Lukaku went to Inter Milan, where Meachaconte gave him free access to the ball up front, allowing him to drop back and hold the ball as he did during the Everton period, and the two worked together to win the Serie A title in the 20/21 season, the only league title of Lukaku's career.
At present, Lukaku has negotiated personal terms with Napoli, in order to work with Conte again, Lukaku is willing to take a salary cut, and the player has reached an agreement with the club that the two sides will sign a contract with an annual salary of 6 million (the previous salary was 11 million) for three years.
Talks between Napoli and Chelsea are ongoing, and the Blues know that Napoli are planning to sell Osimhen to Paris, so they will not let down their demands easily, and they want to recoup more than €35 million in Lukaku's transfer fee. As for Napoli, Lukaku has publicly stated that he does not want to play for Chelsea, which is their biggest bargaining chip at the negotiating table, and according to various sources, Napoli's psychological expectation is a transfer fee of 25 million euros.
Everything proves that Napoli have ideas for next season. Previously, they signed young defender Marin from Real Madrid, and the rather complicated buyback clause on the player also reflects the recognition of the player's talent by both teams. After that, they also signed defender Buon Giorno from Torino for a transfer fee of more than 35 million euros.
In addition, Napoli will also complement their midfield in the pursuit of Romelu Lukaku – and given Conte's talent for one-on-one play and the fact that Napoli will not have to compete for Europe in the new season, Napoli will be a serious contender for Champions League qualification next season.
In Shina, Lukaku's positioning cannot be as free as it was during the Inter period. He is 31 years old, his athleticism is not as good as before, and the weight gain has given him the ability to mix in the penalty area, but also made him lose the flexibility to advance with the ball, and his shooting is somewhat affected: during the European Championship, Lukaku averaged 2.8 shots per game, but failed to convert to a single goal, and in the game of bayonets, Lukaku obviously no longer has the ability to finish opponents in an instant.
But in Shina Poli, Lukaku is still useful. His back to the ball may not be able to carve out space, but it can create space for his teammates, and he himself is also in the transition period, starting to rely more on rib intersperses and reverse runs to find shooting opportunities, even if he does not find the feeling of shooting at the beginning of the season, but in the system of attacking with the ball, Lukaku will not eat too much attacking space.
From Osimhen to Romelu Lukaku, Napoli's forward line has been a bit of a shotgun, but after a tumultuous season, Napoli are likely to regain their chemistry, which may be more important to Lukaku and Napoli than a momentary win.
(The original address of this article: Lao Miao, a commentator on the public account)