Chelsea have made a number of big signings in recent years. But interestingly, not many of them have worked out. That is one of the primary reasons why they find themselves in the position they are in right now and there is a fear amongst fans that they could be dragged into a relegation battle, with Graham Potter looking completely out of his depth at the moment. Could one of their players head to Real Madrid in the future though?
Chelsea won the UEFA Champions League in 2021, defeating Real Madrid in the semis that season. Many would point to their signing of Romelu Lukaku the summer after, when things started to go wrong for them.
Lukaku struggled badly at Chelsea, and just a season after his €115 million transfer, was sent back to Inter Milan on loan. He has struggled in Italy as well, with both form and fitness.
But as reported by Fichajes (via Caught Offside), Lukaku doesn’t want to return to Chelsea and now dreams of a move to Real Madrid.
€115 million Chelsea star dreams of joining Real Madrid
It is not hard to see why Lukaku might want to join Real Madrid. But it is almost impossible to see this move happening.
Maybe a couple of years back, when he was at the top of his game while playing under the management of Antonio Conte at Inter Milan, such a move would have made sense. But his track record since then has been nothing to write home about.
Lukaku had a terrible campaign at Chelsea, when the hope was that he would transform them into Premier League contenders. Then he has returned to Inter Milan on loan but failed to capture the magic of old. And his World Cup campaign with Belgium was one to forget as well, as they were knocked out from the group stages.