A claim of a covert agreement between the Serie A team and Chelsea suggests that Chelsea is likely counting the cost of Jose Mourinho’s dismissal from the Blues.
Tuesday marked the end of the Italian team’s two-and-a half-year relationship with Mourinho, during which the team won its first continental trophy.
But after a terrible run of results, the Roma board decided to remove the former Chelsea manager from his position, appointing club legend Daniele de Rossi to lead the team in the interim.
Romelu Lukaku, a striker on loan at the Blues, may suffer long-term effects from this decision.
The Belgian misfit’s summer move to the Stadio Olimpico was made possible in large part by Mourinho. The Sun claims that although a permanent contract was not publicly agreed upon, the team had negotiated a £37 million buyout option for the 30-year-old.
