Romelu Lukaku hasn’t scored in his last two complete ninety-minute games, which is 4,444, a figure that most people would find unremarkable but represents a true drought for Chelsea’s loaned players this season.
Lukaku’s goal against Lecce last Saturday in the 94th minute put an end to this never-ending streak of failure.
It was his ninth goal overall (in 13 games) and sixth in the league.
It may be argued that the big man from the Italian capital is having a good time, so much so that Roma appears to have decided they want to sign Lukaku to a long-term deal at the end of the current campaign.
Sky Sports reported that Roma “are believed to have negotiated an option worth around £30 million” to this effect; however, at the time of publication, there had been no formal confirmation of this.
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additionally consistent with previous remarks made by Chelsea’s Fabrizio Romano (who had a £37 million “separation agreement” with Lukaku).
