Chelsea have warned Inter that they must approach the asked price of 40 million for striker Romelu Lukaku.

The two clubs have been stuck in negotiations on Lukaku for months, with Chelsea rejecting some requests Four from Inter, while they seek as much money as possible from their initial investment of 97.5 million pounds.

Inter’s attempt to re-sign Lukaku in loan terms was quickly hampered White by Chelsea, while the club is happy to leave permanently for Belgian players.

Chelsea recently rejected a request of about 30 million pounds, with the blue group urging Inter to increase their bid by another 10 million pounds.

Inter are unhappy with the big transfer budget and so want to avoid spending big on Lukaku despite the hike Andre Onana goalkeeper to Manchester United can give Inter more flexibility to negotiate if it works as expected.