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Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːmeːlu luˈkaːku]; born 13 May 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Napoli and the Belgium national team. Lukaku began his senior club career playing for Anderlecht, where he won a Belgian Pro League title and finished as the league's top goalscorer.
After an underwhelming preseason, Chelsea had a rough start to their 2024–25 season, losing 0–2 to Manchester City at home. Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the 18th minute, but despite the Blues' best efforts to equalize, former Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovačić scored from outside of the box to win the game for City. [2]
The following is a list of most expensive association football transfers, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for players, as well as transfers which set new world transfer records. The first confirmed record transfer was of Willie Groves from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa for £100 in 1893 [ 1 ] (equivalent to £14,000 in ...
On 2 August 2022, Aston Villa and Chelsea confirmed that the clubs had reached an agreement for the permanent transfer of Chukwuemeka, subject to the player agreeing personal terms and undergoing a medical. [12] [13] On 4 August 2022, Chelsea announced the signing of Chukwuemeka on a six-year contract. [14] [15]
The 2023–24 season was Chelsea Football Club's 118th year in existence and 35th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.. Prior to this season, former Chelsea captain César Azpilicueta left the club at the end of his contract after eleven consecutive seasons, signing for Atlético Madrid in his native Spain.
In August 2021, Chelsea broke their club record transfer fee by re-signing Romelu Lukaku for £97.5 million. [174] The club topped the Premier League in December 2021. [ 175 ] However, Chelsea's form declined, eventually finishing 3rd, nineteen points behind the leaders. [ 176 ]
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The following day, Chelsea announced that Romelu Lukaku had re-signed for the club seven years after leaving for a reported club record fee of £97.5 million. [5] [6] Although initial offers were turned down by Inter Milan, Chelsea's third offer for Lukaku was accepted. "I only realised that Chelsea was serious at the third offer," Lukaku stated.