Chelsea has reportedly rejected Juventus' loan offer for Romelu Lukaku but are open to a permanent deal.
Chelsea are currently looking for a suitable fee for the Belgian after making it known that he is not in the club's future plan.
The Belgian was signed by Chelsea from Inter Milan for a fee worth £97 million and spent last season on loan with the Italian giants.
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Lukaku has been linked with several clubs, and Inter Milan have been keen to bring him back to San Siro before pulling out of the deal.
Juventus are the latest team to enquire about the forward and have presented a loan offer to Chelsea which has been rejected.
Chelsea reject loan offer, set asking price for Lukaku
According toTuttosport, Juventus have put up a loan offer to sign Lukaku with the offer being rejected by the Blues.
Chelsea declined the offer, just as they did when Inter attempted to sign Lukaku for another short-term deal.
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The West London club are keen to sell their top earner for £34 million and are not willing to bend on that price, according to the Sun.
According to reports, Juve and Lukaku might be ready to stand their ground and wait for Chelsea to cave in order to complete the transfer later on in the window.
After having two offers rejected, Inter withdrew from a potential deal because they were "furious" that Lukaku's agents were also in talks with Juventus, a rival club.
Lukaku not in Pochettino’s plans
Lukaku assisted Inter in reaching the Champions League final while on loan with them last season, scoring 14 goals in 37 games.
However, Mauricio Pochettino, the new Chelsea manager, was not persuaded to reinstate him at Stamford Bridge despite his performance last season.
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Before the start of preseason, the two spoke about the Belgian's future, but it appears they both agreed that Lukaku will play his game outside of West London this year.
Poch explained as reported by the Sun, “It is the club and of course, it is an interesting situation.
"When this type of decision is [made, it is] because they all agree. The player and club are working hard to try and find the best solution.
"It is obvious the decision had been made on the side of the player also. We act in consequence of the decision. The club and player are in the position they wanted.”