The drop of points in two games has once again dropped Roma out of the top four of Serie A, and Mourinho's side have not been able to get too good scoring opportunities without Romelu Lukaku, and the absence of another attacking stalwart, Dybala, has not been particularly good at the moment. Mourinho has not been given the squad he wants most since taking charge of Roma, and their competitiveness is the weakest in the top four of the league, and Lukaku is only on loan at Roma this season, and Roma also need to prepare for Lukaku's departure in advance after the contract expires.
As Roma's leading scorer, Romelu Lukaku has helped Roma score seven goals and provide one assist in the league since his arrival, and is Roma's top scorer, ranking fourth in the league scorer list. In the Europa League, Lukaku scored 5 goals and 1 assist in 6 rounds, which also shows the importance of Lukaku in Roma. However, Lukaku's loan contract is only one year, and the buyout fee is as high as 42 million euros, which is a transfer fee that Roma absolutely cannot afford.
In fact, not to mention 42 million euros, in the past two seasons, Roma has not even invested less than 10 million euros in the transfer market, many players are on loan, and Mourinho has recruited free agents with his influence. The €42 million transfer fee is an astronomical amount for Roma, but it is already an acceptable result for Chelsea after three successive price cuts, and they will not accept another price cut if Roma are unable to pay.
According to a report from Milan Sport, Riyadh Crescent of the Saudi league is ready to try again to sign Lukaku and has a two-year, 60 million contract for him. This happened in the summer transfer window, but Lukaku ultimately chose to refuse, and he wants to stay in Europe to maintain his form and ensure that he can play in the next European Championships. Moreover, Lukaku is not particularly satisfied with the amount of **, he wants to get a contract with a higher salary, but the Saudi league has refused to pay a buyout fee.
It can also be seen from the recruitment strategy of the Saudi league in the past transfer period that they can accept the high salary requirements of the other party for the transfer of players, but they are still very restrained in terms of transfer fees, and if they need to pay high transfer fees, the salary will decline, and Lukaku's situation belongs to the second type. With a buyout fee of up to 42 million euros, coupled with a two-year contract of 60 million, the Saudi league has also invested more than 100 million in Lukaku's joining, which is enough to see that they are still very much looking forward to signing Lukaku.