Chelsea of England’s Nigerian-born duo of Tammy Abraham and Ross Barkley could be on their way out of Stamford Bridge this summer, as The Blues are reportedly set to name them among five players to be axed and make way for a marquee signing.
Megasportsarena.com gathered that the hint out of London indicates that Abraham and Barkley, who spent last season on loan at Aston Villa, have been listed among the quintet that the club aim to sell in order to fund a move for inter Milan of Italy striker, Romelu Lukaku.
The 28-year-old Lukaku endured an unsuccessful spell at Chelsea earlier in his career, as he failed to score in 15 appearances and was sold to Everton, only for him to hit top form with The Toffees, and he continues doing same with Inter.
Consequently, he is now on the cards of a possible return to Stamford Bridge, and a stunning reports indicates that he could be making that switch on the strength of a possible clean sweep of Brkley, Abraham, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, all of whose future at Chelsea is said to be uncertain.
The report adds: “Inter Milan is open to a deal that would see the striker leave the San Siro stadium at the end of the season following a stellar performance for the Nerazzuri.
“Lukaku was a former Chelsea player but he endured a difficult time at the club before he secured a move to Everton and later Manchester United before joining Inter Milan.
“Lukaku was one of the main players in Antonio Conte’s team during the last season, where he scored 30 goals as Inter Milan put an end to the nine years dominance of Juventus in Serie A.
“The Belgian attacker moved to Inter Milan from Manchester United and his last season show in Serie A attracted the Blues who are enduring difficulty in putting the ball at the back of the net – and will hope to recoup the funds through player sales.
“The future of Kepa Arrizabalaga, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ross Barkley, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Tammy Abraham are in line. Abraham has scored 30 goals across the last two seasons and might feel aggrieved
“Hudson-Odoi is still young and boasts a lot of untapped potentials. The other three of Kepa, Barkley and Loftus-Cheek, however, are on borrowed time and have no future at Chelsea.”
