In order to acquire Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea on a permanent basis, Roma will have to pay £37 million.

After joining the Serie ‘A’ club on loan from the Blues in the summer, Lukaku has gotten off to a fantastic start, scoring seven goals in eight games across all competitions.

It’s possible that Jose Mourinho’s Roma would try to recruit the 30-year-old, and they’d be aware of what it would cost.When negotiating his £5 million loan move to Roma, Chelsea included a £37 million release clause in his contract; the Stamford Bridge club will pay it next summer.

Before Lukaku rejected a move to Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, ruined a transfer to Inter Milan, and ultimately decided he did not want to join Juventus, the Blues were set on moving him this summer.

Inter made offers of £23 million and £26 million for Lukaku before backing out when they learned of his negotiations with Juventus.

Despite the £37m clause, which is over £60m less than what Chelsea paid for the Belgian two years ago, Roma may face competition for Lukaku’s signature.

After a slow start to the season, Roma has won three straight games in all competitions thanks in major part to Romelu Lukaku’s goal scoring.

It was two years ago that Chelsea paid £98 million to bring Lukaku back from Inter Milan with the hope that he would be a key cog in the club’s future success under Thomas Tuchel.

After a fantastic season with Inter, the Milan club won the Scudetto in his final year there.

The initial excitement of getting his signature was shortly replaced by disappointment when the Belgian failed to live up to expectations and was demoted to the bench.

When he complained about his situation in an interview that Chelsea took the wrong way, it looked like his time with the Blues was coming to an end.

Thousands of Roma fans showed up to the airport to give Lukaku a hero’s welcome after he completed his summer transfer to the Italian capital. As previously mentioned, the Belgian has boasted about his “special” bond with Mourinho.