Romelu Lukaku's agent has revealed just how close he came to leaving Manchester United for Juventus two years ago.
The Belgian striker was deemed surplus to requirements by former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back in 2019 and was offered to the Italian giants in order to get him off their books.
Lukaku had agreed to join Juventus in a potential swap-deal for either Paulo Dybala or Mario Mandzukic, with the Belgian's agent, Federico Pastorello, now claiming United were actually set to sign both forwards in exchange.
The proposed transfer fell through however when United refused to meet Dybala's exorbitant wage demands while the club was reluctant to include veteran forward Mandzukic as part of the deal.
Lukaku eventually signed for Inter Milan for £73million where he spent one season before re-signing for Chelsea this summer and now his agent has lifted the lid on just how close a move to Turin really was.
“Is it true that Lukaku was one step away from Juventus before moving to Milan? Yes,” Pastorello told Tuttosport.
“The deal with Inter had stalled because (Inter chairman Steven) Zhang seemed unwilling to meet Manchester United’s demands. Juventus had the agreement with the English club, who in exchange for Lukaku would have signed Dybala and Mandzukic.
“Romelu had already talked to [Maurizio] Sarri and Cristiano Ronaldo. However, Dybala and Manchester United, probably both not too convinced, did not reach an agreement.”
