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Chelsea may well be ready to finalise Romelu Lukaku's return to Inter Milan this summer - but the deal is being held up by the Italian club's president Steven Zhang over the asking price set by the Premier League side.New owner Todd Boehly is said to be prepared to sanction the temporary departure in the hope that it 'benefits all parties', after a torrid season in which the Belgian forward ended up with just eight goals from 26 league outings.Having cost the Blues £97.5 million last summer, they are thought to be keen on recouping a guaranteed €10million, which works out as £8.58m. However, this has not been jumped at by Zhang.The Athletic report the requested fee comes alongside Inter covering Lukaku's full salary, with his current deal running until the summer of 2026.

Thomas Zilliacus, the Finnish businessman previously interested in buying Manchester United, has predicted the sale of the club will fall through.

Inter Milan celebrated a historic moment in last-week's Serie A victory but now the players will face a difficult proposition after being asked to give up two months of their wages.Antonio Conte's Inter ended the dominant nine-year reign of Juventus by claiming their first Scudetto since 2010.But the Nerrazzurri have been short on finances due to the unpredictable coronavirus pandemic and the club's owner Steven Zhang is proposing a two-month wage freeze to reduce costs by 20 percent.Zhang, a chief executive of Chinese real estate company Suning Holdings, had a 45-minute meeting with the team on Monday to discuss his proposal which intends to help aid a £230million rescue package.Zhang's strategy, if the players go along with it, could save

Vivienne Chow Chinese streaming giant iQIYI is to boost its Southeast Asia operation with the appointment of three new country managers. Two hail from Iflix, the regional streamer now being acquired by Tencent Video.IQIYI said that former Iflix executive Sherwin Dela Cruz had been hired as its country manager for the Philippines.

Inter Milan shirt sponsors Pirelli would be happy to chip in to bring Lionel Messi to the San Siro but they have called on the club’s directors to make it happen.