- Striker returns 10 years after first joining from Anderlecht
- ‘I’m happy and blessed to be back,’ Lukaku says
Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Romelu Lukaku from Internazionale on a contract to 2026. They have paid a club record €115m (£97.5m) for the striker, who returns to Stamford Bridge 10 years after joining from Anderlecht and becomes football’s most expensive player in cumulative transfer fees at £289m.
Lukaku made only 15 appearances for Chelsea before being sold to Everton in 2014 and has not scored for the club, spending much of his first spell on loan. He comes back as a player Thomas Tuchel regards as central to his hopes of winning the Premier League and retaining the Champions League.