Inter Milan have reportedly begun negotiations to extend Romelu Lukaku’s loan.

The Chelsea and Belgium striker is on a season-long loan with the Italian giants.

Lukaku joined Chelsea for £97.5million in August 2021 but had a poor campaign.

And the Blues are said to be uninterested in the 29-year-old returning to London.

Although the Belgium international scored 15 goals from 44 appearances, a controversial interview and failure to adapt to Thomas Tuchel’s style of play led to the Blues being happy to facilitate a loan return to San Siro.

However, things have also not gone well back in Italy, with the 29-year-old spending much of the campaign on the sidelines due to injury.

That led to Lukaku having to miss Belgium’s first game at the ongoing World Cup and doubts remain over whether he will return before the knockout stages.

Nevertheless, according to journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, the Inter hierarchy have already settled on pushing through a second temporary deal in the summer.

Lukaku wants Inter stay

“I want to stay here and do things right. I hope to do well with Inter in the next six months, work to the maximum and then at the end we talk to Chelsea and hope to find a solution.”

A meeting between Inter and Chelsea is likely to take place in March.