It was reported a few weeks ago that there are are some clauses in the original contract and that Chelsea would be able to use these clauses to reduce any fee. Whilst I wouldn't be surprised about there not being a formal buy back option I wouldn't be surprised if Chelsea have a first option as indeed they had with Matic also,it is almost the norm for a standard clause requiring a% of future transfer profit to be paid . It's all too easy to look at a transfer in isolation but you have to try and see a bigger picture and even then we in the main have no idea what players have been promised verbally or indded in writing
For instance Matic originally cost Chelsea£1.5 million later he was part of the deal to take sideshow Bob the other way meaning to sign Luiz in effect Chelsea paid about £21million plus Matic .
Subsequently Matic was brought back for £21million so an outlay of about £44 million. Sideshow bob was sold for a reported £50million. So at this time if you look at at these basic transactions they have Matic and a small profit.
Lukaku isn't going to be sold for £65 million if he leaves it will be top £50 million. By the time you take out things like agents fees, 5% going to the FA and another 5% to the player, unless he formally asks for a transfer and if the £28 million was indeed right then at most I would put any profit as being around £10-15 million
