Antonio Conte to make Everton ace Romelu Lukaku one of Chelsea’s highest paid stars if he completes £80m deal
Blues reportedly set to offer Belgian a whopping £150,000-a-week if he returns to Stamford Bridge
CHELSEA will reportedly offer Romelu Lukaku more money Diego Costa currently earns to tempt him back to Stamford Bridge.
The Belgian confirmed it was “not an option” to stay at Everton this summer and is attempting to negotiate his departure from the club.
And he has made a return to his former side his number one priority.
The Blues are confident they can agree a fee with the Toffees – despite the Merseyside outfit slapping a £100million price tag on his head.
Antonio Conte is willing to splash out £80m to secure the striker – a massive increase on the £28m Chelsea received from Everton three years ago.
The Premier League champions will pay him in excess of £150,000-a-week, more than what Costa earns, according to the .
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Lukaku rejected an offer of £140,000-per-week from Everton in March due to his desire to join a club in the Champions League.
Manchester United are also interested in the 24-year-old hitman, and willing to pay him a bigger salary then their rivals, but they are aware of his desire to go back to Chelsea.
Lukaku revealed on Tuesday that he and his agent Mino Raiola had already agreed on what club he would sign for, although no deal has yet been agreed.
Meanwhile, Costa’s time at Chelsea looks like it will soon be coming to an end following his revelations last night.
Speaking after helping to Spain to draw with Colombia, he revealed: “Antonio Conte has told me by message that I will not continue with Chelsea and that’s it.
“My relationship with the coach has been bad this season and it is clear that he does not want me on the team.
"I guess I have had such a bad season that I can't continue.
"Right now I'm a Chelsea player because I have a contract, but the coach does not want me there. I have to find a new team."