Chelsea have put a £31million price-tag on the head of striker Romelu Lukaku, which has all-but ended Juventus’ interest in the Belgium international.
The Serie A champions were keen on signing the 21-year-old from the Premier League side after they look set to sell him permanently this Summer after sending him out on loan in the two previous campaigns.
However, Jose Mourinho has now asked for at least £31m for the striker, and that price-tag has put off Juve, who are in the market to sign a new striker, despite having Fernando Llorente and Carlos Tevez.
Juventus have also recently signed Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid, but the Spaniard suffered a knee injury in his first training session with his new club.
Due to the high price-tag, the Italian outfit may now look into signing Liverpool’s Fabio Borini, who is a £14m target of Sunderland, who had him on loan last season.
Borini is not keen on a permanent move to Sunderland, but would be interested in a return to his homeland if an offer comes in.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
