Romelu Lukaku lands at Biggin Hill airport on private jet ahead of £97.5million Chelsea transfer

ROMELU LUKAKU has landed at London Biggin Hill Airport ahead of his £97.5million transfer to Chelsea.

The 28-year-old Belgian left the Blues seven years ago but is now set to return to Stamford Bridge from Inter Milan.

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In a video shared and validated by Sky Sports journalist , Lukaku can be seen arriving in London via a private jet.

The official announcement of his move to Chelsea is expected in the coming days.

His transfer back to the Premier League club will make Lukaku the most expensive footballer in history in terms of accumulated transfer fees.

The striker's return to Chelsea will increase his career transfer fees to £293.5m.

This will soar past PSG superstar Neymar whose combined fees have cost £246.6m.

Inter signed the prolific striker for £74m in 2019 from Manchester United but his latest transfer will topple this.

The deal is set to be announced imminently after signing the paperwork at his agent's headquarters in Monaco.

Lukaku could be available to make his first appearance back in a Chelsea shirt in their Premier League opener against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

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His new club are taking on Villarreal on Wednesday night in the Super Cup.

When asked about Lukaku, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said: “He is the kind of profile we’re looking for and if it is possible to convince agents and clubs, we will do our best.

“Romelu is one of the guys like Erling Haaland at Dortmund, Robert Lewandowski at Bayern Munich, Harry Kane at Tottenham, who is a real No 9, who loves to score and who has a presence in the box.

“That is not a secret. The sentence is easy to repeat for any coach in the world. We lost Olivier Giroud, who played a crucial role in the club.

“He was the kind of profile who likes to play with his back to goal, who likes to hold up balls, who creates space for Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic, who is ready to fight physically with defenders.

“It’s still not the moment to talk about names, because we have nobody signed yet and we will show all the respect to other clubs.”

Meanwhile, Lukaku has also signed a contract extension with his agent Federico Pastorello until 2023.

Speaking on Instagram, Pastorello said: "Proud to announce the representation contract extension with Romelu Lukaku.

"Again together until 2023! You are my king."

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