Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirms Romelu Lukaku won't play against Inter Milan

Romelu Lukaku has been ruled out of Manchester United’s clash with Inter Milan amid the Italians’ attempts to sign him this summer.

The Belgium international has missed the first two games of the tour to Australia and the Far East through injury and will not take part in Saturday’s game here in Singapore.

Inter are still to meet United’s asking price of £80m and despite both sides being in the same city, executive vice chairman Ed Woodward and chief negotiator Matt Judge have remained in the UK, with no meetings scheduled in Singapore.

Lukaku’s future has dominated the agenda on tour, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer telling the striker he will be understudy to Marcus Rashford if he remains at Old Trafford next season.

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Asked to clarify the situation on Friday, the Norwegian would only say: “He’s not fit so he won’t be available.

“I don’t have any updates from the last time I spoke to you.”

Lukaku watched on as the rest of his teammates trained inside Singapore’s National Stadium, sat on a bench with members of United’s coaching staff on the touchline.

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