Romelu Lukaku is set to return to England after being fined £400,000 by Manchester United for going AWOL.
Lukaku, 26, has angered United by turning up at his old club Anderlecht to train with the club’s Under-18 squad for the past two days as he pushes for a move away from Old Trafford.
The Belgium international did not have United’s permission and will be fined the maximum two weeks’ wages.
Lukaku did not turn up at Anderlecht on Wednesday and is expected to fly to London to meet his agent Federico Pastorello as talks continue over a move to Inter Milan.
United have rejected a £54 million bid from the Italian club, but Inter are set to return with an improved offer.
The two clubs have until the Italian transfer window closes on September 2 to strike a deal, with United unlikely to sign a replacement before the Premier League deadline at 5pm on Thursday.
Lukaku has become an increasingly isolated figure in recent months with teammates accepting it would be better if he moved on two years after arriving at Old Trafford for £75 million from Everton.
Some of them were upset at the weekend when he posted confidential stats from a sprint session to prove that he is one of the club’s quickest players. Lukaku was second only to Diogo Dalot, but the stats also showed that Luke Shaw finished last behind Juan Mata and Nemanja Matic.
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