TMW
A year ago, Milan decided not to buy Romelu Lukaku because he was considered a loose cannon. The Rossoneri were looking for a striker, negotiating Taremi and finally falling back – a few hours before the market bell – on Jovic, on a free transfer, instead of trying to bring the Belgian back to Italy. In the meantime, Lukaku had gone from refusing Saudi Arabia to making himself unavailable with Inter, to offering himself to Juventus for a hypothetical replacement for Vlahovic, forced – or almost – to accept Roma as a last resort.
The stormy summer seemed to be over after just a few games, given that Lukaku had started very well, so much so that Roma had thought about being able to redeem him. Which then didn’t happen, with the Belgian returning to Chelsea and now the Blues are asking for around 35 million euros to avoid a capital loss. Frankly, it will be difficult to keep the point.
And then there was the Ibrahimovic issue, being (was) the point of reference for the city’s opponents. Milan had made a choice of field, avoiding evaluating Lukaku despite some rumors that were bouncing around Milan. Now, twelve months later, he could even come back into fashion, more for an economic question (and opportunity) than for a season with twenty-one goals: 13 in Serie A, 7 in the Europa League and 1 in the Coppa Italia. However, compared to Zirkzee, the possible outlay would be limited. If not even on loan.
