Transfer: Lukaku’s shirt number at Roma revealed

Romelu Lukaku on Thursday, completed a season-long loan move from Chelsea to Roma and will wear the no 90 shirt.

“Roma fans were incredible to me — I can’t wait to get started. The owners here have huge ambitions”, Lukaku said.

This ends the uncertainty over the Belgian’s future after he was frozen out by new Blues boss, Mauricio Pochettino.

Kemi Filani had reported that Roma manager, Jose Mourinho, spoke with Lukaku over the phone to convince him to join the club on loan from Chelsea.

Mourinho convinced him during the chat to make a move back to Italy, according to the Independent.

Both men worked together at Chelsea and Manchester United in the past.

And Mourinho reportedly told the 30-year-old, “We have a good team but we are missing a champion.”

He also explained how Lukaku would fit into the Roma side and play alongside Paulo Dybala upfront.

Lukaku moved back to London this summer after his loan spell with Inter expired at the end of the 2022/23 season. While initially, he was tipped to join Inter again this summer, a move eventually did not materialise. He was also linked with a move to Juventus but that move would not have taken place until the Bianconeti offloaded Dusan Vlahovic.