Injury issues last season limited him to just seven club appearances, but Lukaku did feature in all six games for Belgium at the World Cup. Francesco Pecoraro/Getty ImagesAug. 12, 2026 Updated 12:01 pm EDTFenerbahce have completed the signing of Romelu Lukaku from Napoli on a permanent deal.Earlier this summer, Napoli completed the permanent signing of Rasmus Hojlund in a €44million (£38m; $51.4m) transfer from Manchester United, following a season-long loan, opening the door for a permanent Lukaku departure.Fenerbahce have this summer already signed striker Vedat Muriqi, who scored 23 goals in La Liga for Real Mallorca last season, alongside Mason Greenwood from Marseille and defender Nathan Ake from Manchester City.
Romelu Lukaku Fenerbahçemizde! #BigRom pic.twitter.com/jlr5yq281K
— Fenerbahçe SK (@Fenerbahce) August 12, 2026Injury issues last season limited Lukaku to just seven club appearances, but he did feature in all six games as Belgium reached the quarter-final stage of this summer’s World Cup, where he scored three goals.
He was reunited with his former Chelsea and Inter head coach Antonio Conte at Napoli, scoring 14 league goals as the club won Serie A in 2024-25. A left thigh injury sustained in pre-season last year sidelined him for much of the 2025-26 campaign.
