Chelsea close in on Lukaku return

Chelsea have had a £57million bid for Romelu Lukaku rejected by Everton - but are confident of agreeing a deal to re-sign him this summer.

The two clubs are haggling over a fee, with the Toffees holding out for a club-record £75million.

But they have finally accepted the 23-year-old striker is determined to rejoin the club they bought him off two years ago.

Chelsea ’s bid for Lukaku is more than double the £28m they received for him when he moved to Goodison Park in the summer of 2014.

Boss Antonio Conte has already landed one Belgium international striker, £33m Michy Batshuayi from Marseille, this summer and remains confident of keeping Spain frontman Diego Costa , despite sustained interest from his former club Atletico Madrid.