Chelsea close in on Romelu Lukaku deal as Everton accept striker will leave club
Blues see £57million bid turned down as Toffees hold out for £75m but chiefs are confident of sealing a deal
ROMELU LUKAKU is closing in on a sensational Chelsea return after Everton conceded defeat in their bid to keep him, according to reports.
The Blues saw a £57million bid turned down as the Toffees hold out for £75m.
But Antonio Conte is confident of landing Lukaku, with Everton accepting their star man wants to leave this summer, claim .
Chelsea's rejected bid is more than double the £28m Jose Mourinho received for the Belgian international, 23, in 2014.
And if Lukaku is to get a second chance at Stamford Bridge, the Blues will have to significantly up their bid.
Prices have rocketed this summer which saw 29-year-old Gonzalo Higuain join Juventus in a staggering £75m deal.
Paul Pogba is on the verge of leaving the Italians and heading to Manchester United.
The Frenchman, 23, left Old Trafford on a free in 2011 after growing frustrated over a lack of first-team chances and contract talks stalling.
But Jose Mourinho will make him the centrepiece of his revolution when he completes a world-record switch.
Agent Mino Raiola - who represents Pogba and Lukaku - is set for two huge paydays when the moves are complete.
Two of his other clients, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, have already moved to United.