Transfer Talk: Lukaku offered huge Saudi deal

Romelu Lukaku has been offered an enormous deal to sign for Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal.

The Belgian striker's future at Chelsea is uncertain after he spent the 2022-23 season on loan at Inter Milan.

Lukaku, 30, reportedly met with officials from Al-Hilal in Paris on Monday, just two days after the Nerazzurri's 1-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Champions League final.

According to The Guardian, the deal offered to the 106-cap international by the Saudi Pro League club is worth a whopping £20million per season.

Lukaku is said to prefer a return to Inter, though, with representatives from the Serie A club set to hold talks with Chelsea over a potential loan move this week.

Hakim Ziyech and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are also are believed to be on the radar of Saudi clubs, while N'Golo Kante is understood to have had a medical at Al-Ittihad.

Ziyech, 30, is being linked with a move to Cristiano Ronaldo's team Al-Nassr after Wilfried Zaha apparently rejected an offer worth £30m per season to play alongside the Portuguese legend. 

Aubameyang, 33, is being courted by several clubs and has been told he is free to leave Stamford Bridge this summer.

In other news

According to El Nacional, Liverpool have had a £51m bid rejected for versatile Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde, with Florentino Perez reportedly slapping a £85m price tag on the Uruguayan.

Aston Villa are keen on Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho but are unwilling to pay the Red Devils' £60m asking price, say Football Transfers.

The Telegraph are reporting that Arsenal will look to offload club-record signing Nicolas Pepe this summer after he returned to North London from an indifferent loan spell at Nice.