Going back to your old club, it happens. But not just a year after leaving for €113m. Inter Milan have sounded out Romelu Lukaku’s agent over the ‘feasibility’ of a return, Sky Sport Italia reveal. The Belgian striker, in conflict with his coach Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea, said he left against his will last year. Inter, then crowned champion of Italy, had sold it to relieve finances in the red. The Nerazzurri leaders are expected to meet Lukaku’s (29) agent on Tuesday. There has reportedly been no direct contact between Inter and Chelsea yet, where Lukaku has ‘only’ scored 15 goals in 44 appearances this season.
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It’s been months since FC Barcelona ticked the name of Raphinha, author of a successful season in Leeds (11 goals and 3 assists in 35 Premier League matches). According to the Catalan daily Mundo Deportivo, Leeds are demanding 55 million euros from Barça to let go of their 25-year-old Brazilian winger. The English club had recruited Raphinha for just under 20 M at Stade Rennais in the summer of 2020. Raphinha would be very inclined to join Barça, but his arrival would depend on Ousmane Dembélé, at the end of the contract on June 30. If the Frenchman leaves, then Barca should speed up negotiations with Leeds.
It is one of the new nuggets of Ajax Amsterdam. Jurrien Timber, central defender and Dutch international at only 20 years old, could be embarked in the suitcases of Erik ten Hag, new coach of Manchester United. According to the Guardian, Manchester have started talks with Ajax over Timber. The Dutch club would estimate its player at 50 M€. Manchester intends to strengthen in defense but would still hesitate between Timber and Pau Torres (25), Spanish international from Villarreal, who has a release clause of €60 million.
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In the doldrums of the Girondins de Bordeaux, relegated to Ligue 2, Sékou Mara was able to pull out of the game. The 19-year-old striker scored 5 goals in the last 7 Ligue 1 matches, confirming a potential that took him up to the France U23 team. Foot Mercato reports that AS Monaco “is seduced” by the young Bordelais, and that Marseille and Montpellier have also observed him, in addition to the German clubs of Friborg and Werder Bremen. Last week, 20 Minutes assured that Lyon, Lens and Reims were also on the lookout, in addition to Cologne and Bayer Leverkusen, still in Germany. An offer of €15m could be enough to make Bordeaux crack.
Holder in the cages of Le Havre, 8th in Ligue 2 this season, Yahia Fofana leaves his training club at the end of his contract. As expected, he bounces back to Angers where he will discover Ligue 1. The SCO could quickly trust him: Petkovic lost his starting position during the season and his understudy, Anthony Mandréa, is out of contract. Fofana (21), called up without ever playing for the France U23 team, has signed up until 2026 with Angers.
