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#DeadlineDay: Lukaku arrives Italy for medical to finalise move to Inter
Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku is on his way to complete a medical ahead of finalising his £73 million move to Inter Milan from Manchester United.
The Belgian has been the subject of heavy interest from Antonio Conte’s side and a breakthrough was struck between the two clubs on Wednesday night.
Lukaku was seen coming through the terminal building of an Italian airport in the early hours of Thursday morning as he looks to complete the formalities of his transfer.
United have yet to confirm the deal but it’s understood they accepted an improved offer in the region of £73m, including £12m in bonuses, after a day of negotiations involving Lukaku’s agent Federico Pastorello in London.
The 26-year-old Belgium international flew to Italy on Wednesday night to undergo a medical in Milan on Thursday. He was pictured with his agent on a private jet, Pastorello writing on Instagram: ‘Ready to take off …. direction Milano’.
Footage posted on Twitter by Sky Sport Italia shows Lukaku coming through the arrivals area of the airport in Milan at around 2am local time on Thursday.
Lukaku is now heading for his medical after leaving his hotel this morning for the Humanitas Research Hospital. United have also managed to secure a sell-on percentage in the deal.
It follows Lukaku’s attempts to force a move this week by training for two days with his old club Anderlecht in Brussels without United’s permission.
The player ignored the Premier League club’s demands to return and he has been fined two weeks’ wages – approximately £400,000 – for his actions.
Lukaku had also been ordered to train with United’s Under-23s by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after upsetting his manager by posting confidential sprint stats on his Twitter account last week.
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