{"id":81256,"date":"2026-04-21T09:32:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/napoli-fine-for-lukaku-revealed-as-2026-summer-exit-looms\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:32:33","slug":"napoli-fine-for-lukaku-revealed-as-2026-summer-exit-looms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/napoli-fine-for-lukaku-revealed-as-2026-summer-exit-looms\/","title":{"rendered":"Napoli fine for Lukaku revealed as 2026 summer exit looms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-warm-up.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-880024\" alt=\"epa12016519 Napoli's Romelu Lukaku warms up ahead of the Italian Serie A soccer match between Bologna FC and SSC Napoli, in Bologna, Italy, 07 April 2025. EPA-EFE\/SERENA CAMPANINI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-warm-up-310x207.jpg 310w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-warm-up-320x214.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-warm-up-414x277.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-warm-up-630x422.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-warm-up-768x514.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-warm-up-770x515.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-warm-up-900x602.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-warm-up-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1665px) 1155px, (min-width:768px) 69vw, (min-width:576px) 60vw, 92vw\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/803;max-width:1024px\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>epa12016519 Napoli&#8217;s Romelu Lukaku warms up ahead of the Italian Serie A soccer match between Bologna FC and SSC Napoli, in Bologna, Italy, 07 April 2025.  EPA-EFE\/SERENA CAMPANINI<\/p>\n<article class=\"small single\">&#13;<br \/>\n                <!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Romelu Lukaku has received a \u20ac150,000 fine from Napoli, equivalent to 20% of his gross monthly salary, as the Belgian\u2019s summer exit appears inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>Lukaku has received a \u20ac150,000 fine from his club Napoli, 20% of his gross monthly salary, according to Gazzetta.<\/p>\n<p>Lukaku returned to Naples from Belgium after over two weeks and met club director Giovanni Manna on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Partenopei allowed Lukaku to return to Antwerp but retained 20% of his monthly gross salary, as the striker had spent the previous two weeks away from the club without consent.<\/p>\n<p>As several sources, including TMW, claim, Lukaku\u2019s summer exit now seems inevitable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_890420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-890420\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Johan-Vasquez-Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-Genoa.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-890420 size-medium\" alt=\"NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 11: Romelu Lukaku of Napoli battles for possession with Johan Vasquez of Genoa during the Serie A match between Napoli and Genoa at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on May 11, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Johan-Vasquez-Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-Genoa-310x207.jpg 310w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Johan-Vasquez-Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-Genoa-320x213.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Johan-Vasquez-Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-Genoa-414x276.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Johan-Vasquez-Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-Genoa-630x420.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Johan-Vasquez-Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-Genoa-768x512.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Johan-Vasquez-Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-Genoa-770x513.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Johan-Vasquez-Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-Genoa-900x600.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Johan-Vasquez-Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-Genoa-1024x683.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Johan-Vasquez-Romelu-Lukaku-Napoli-Genoa.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1665px) 1155px, (min-width:768px) 69vw, (min-width:576px) 60vw, 92vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/800;max-width:1200px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-890420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NAPLES, ITALY \u2013 MAY 11: Romelu Lukaku of Napoli battles for possession with Johan Vasquez of Genoa during the Serie A match between Napoli and Genoa at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on May 11, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The striker\u2019s agent, Federico Pastorello, was also involved in the meeting on Monday and will be tasked with finding a new club for his client, who has one more year left in his contract at the Stadio Maradona.<\/p>\n<p>Lukaku, 32, suffered a serious muscle injury at the beginning of the season, which forced him to the sidelines in the first part of the campaign.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_944421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-944421\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-310x207.jpg.webp 310w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-320x213.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-414x276.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-630x420.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-768x512.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-770x513.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-900x600.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1665px) 1155px, (min-width:768px) 69vw, (min-width:576px) 60vw, 92vw\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-944421 has-webp size-medium\" alt=\"VERONA, ITALY - FEBRUARY 28: Romelu Lukaku of SSC Napoli and Unai N\u00fa\u00f1ez of Hellas Verona during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on February 28, 2026 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-310x207.jpg 310w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-320x213.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-414x276.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-630x420.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-768x512.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-770x513.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-900x600.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson-1024x683.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Romelu-Lukaku-Edmundsson.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1665px) 1155px, (min-width:768px) 69vw, (min-width:576px) 60vw, 92vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/800;max-width:1200px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-944421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VERONA, ITALY \u2013 FEBRUARY 28: Romelu Lukaku of SSC Napoli and Unai N\u00fa\u00f1ez of Hellas Verona during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on February 28, 2026 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lukaku has only scored one goal in seven appearances this season, none as a starter.<\/p>\n<p>According to various sources, Lukaku didn\u2019t meet Antonio Conte on Monday, but the striker hopes to be fit for the last three Serie A games of the season and will spend the next two weeks in Belgium to regain full fitness.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->                                &#13;<\/p>\n<nav class=\"navigation post-navigation\" aria-label=\"Posts\">&#13;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Post navigation<\/h2>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/article>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>epa12016519 Napoli&#8217;s Romelu Lukaku warms up ahead of the Italian Serie A soccer match between Bologna FC and SSC Napoli, in Bologna, Italy, 07 April 2025. 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