Chelsea were in talks with Anderlecht's top administrator over an £18million move for teenage striker Romelu Lukaku.
General manager Herman van Holsbeeck flew to London to try to agree a fee after the 18-year-old — described as the new Didier Drogba
Lukaku was hoping the meeting would lead to a deal being concluded, but Van Holsbeeck informed Chelsea that another club had registered an interest.
Worryingly for the Stamford Bridge side, their former manager Jose Mourinho is a known admirer of Lukaku and may be launching a late bid to lure him to Real Madrid.
Mourinho is trying to recruit as many as three forwards and could emerge as Chelsea’s rivals for the Belgium forward.
Last month Lukaku filled in a questionnaire for a young fan, at a sponsor’s event in the Flemish city Hasselt, and wrote that his dream was to be a Chelsea player.
Now he appears to be on the verge of fulfilling his lifelong ambition, even if the Londoners face an anxious wait while Van Holsbeeck speaks with the other club who have made contact with Anderlecht.
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