Barcelona were offered Chelsea outcast Romelu Lukaku – report

Chelsea have overseen a huge squad overhaul this summer, offloading several players and replacing them with new and expensive recruits.

But the Blues have been unable to get rid of out-of-favour striker Romelu Lukaku as of yet and in their bid to offload him, Chelsea have offered the Belgian international to Barcelona, among other clubs.

This claim comes from journalist Matteo Moretto, who goes on to add that Lukaku was never an option for the La Liga champions, and the possibility of signing him was not considered.

Barcelona not looking for a new forward

While Barcelona might have been offered an opportunity to sign Lukaku, it does not come as a surprise that the club did not entertain the idea of bringing him in.

As it is Barça already have a plethora of options in attack in the form of Robert Lewandowski, Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres, Raphinha, Ez Abde, and the breakthrough starlet Lamine Yamal.

A case could have been made for the club to sign a new No. 9 to cover for Lewandowski, but with Vitor Roque expected to arrive in January and Torres showing good form, such a move seems unnecessary.

As such, Lukaku was never considered an option at the club, and the Belgian could be headed back to Italy, with AS Roma said to be best-placed to sign him.

Other priorities for the Catalans

Instead, Barcelona have other priorities on their mind before the transfer window slams shut in less than a week.

For starters, the focus is on closing the signing of Joao Cancelo from Manchester City to reinforce the right-back position.

Beyond that, the Blaugrana could look for a new creative midfielder now that Pedri has been injured, with Giovani Lo Celso of Tottenham an option.

There has been some chatter about a move for Atletico Madrid outcast Joao Felix as well, although much will depend on the Financial Fair Play margin that Barcelona have.