Jose Mourinho, who was the driving force behind Romelu Lukaku's loan move to Roma, was sacked by the Italian side.
The Portuguese's successor Daniele De Rossi wants to keep the Belgian in the squad beyond this summer, La Gazzetta dello Sport claims (h/t Sport Witness).
However, the transfer depends on whether Roma qualify for the Champions League. This is because they need to raise €43m to sign the striker.
Last summer, Chelsea made an agreement with Lukaku. The agreement is that this would be his last loan and he would leave permanently in the summer, with the Blues setting a €43m asking price.
Roma would have to sell one or two players in addition to qualifying for the Champions League to meet Chelsea's price.
The 30-year-old has scored 15 goals and provided two assists in 26 appearances for the Serie A side so far this season.
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