Inter Milan's decision to sell Romelu Lukaku to Chelsea will have a domino effect in the form of the departure of star players.
Inter are reported to have received an offer from Chelsea of 115 million euros or equivalent to Rp. 1.95 trillion for the purchase of Lukaku.
Lukaku's departure is said to have made the atmosphere in the Inter dressing room uneasy. Several players were then linked with the exit of the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
Dailymail said Lautaro Martinez, Marcelo Brozovic, Stefan de Vrij, Milan Skriniar, and Nicolo Barella were interested in leaving.
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The five players are said to be worried that the club will not be able to bring in classy players like those that have been released so that it will affect the ability and competitiveness of the team. In addition, Martinez and Brozovic are out of contract in 2022 and 2023.
Lukaku has proven himself to be the backbone of the Nerazzurri last season. Referring to statistical data, Inter can only win once when Lukaku has been absent in five matches.
Two seasons defending Inter, Lukaku scored 64 goals from 95 appearances. Last season, the former Manchester United player played 44 times and scored 30 goals in all competitions.
Inter initially rejected Chelsea's offer many times, but after the Blues submitted a price proposal of 115 million euros a different situation occurred.
While Lukaku is believed to have agreed in advance to move from Inter Milan and return to competing in England with Chelsea who had squandered it a few seasons ago.
Previously, Inter had lost Achraf Hakimi and Antonio Conte. The club was forced to release players to fix financial problems after last season won the Italian League.