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Elon Musk‘s takeover of Twitter, now X, has brought on some surprising changes to the platform. Musk, who has been a known supporter of free speech, recently turned back on his words as X banned the ElonJet account. Following the new activity, in a surprising turn of events, a former Chelsea star has broken all records with his flight to Roma being recorded as the most tracked flight.

After a lackluster spell with Chelsea, the London-based club has decided to once again loan out their $20 million striker. However, there has been massive hype about the player’s move with his new club supporters eager to get a glimpse of their star striker.

Romelu Lukaku’s flight to Roma breaks all records

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After a long summer filled with deliberations and predictions, Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku will move to the Italian side Roma. Lukaku had been linked away from Chelsea after being deemed surplus by manager Mauricio Pochettino. While fans were expecting Big Rom to return to Inter Milan, the striker severed ties with the club after media reported that the Belgian had been negotiating with arch-rivals Juventus.

With the doors to Inter Milan closed it seems like Roma emerged as the top destination for the striker. The striker has agreed to take a massive pay cut to join the club on a one-year loan. Lukaku will re-unite with manager Jose Mourinho with the duo having worked together at Manchester United.

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With Lukaku moving to Roma for his medical, it was reported that the club president Dan Friedkin piloted the plane himself. Based on reports from Cronache di Spogliatoio, Romelu Lukaku’s private flight had a massive 47,300 people tracking his flight.

Elon Musk suspends all accounts related to Jack Sweeney and ElonJet

Following his takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made some drastic changes to the organization. In what has been a highly debated move, X has banned all accounts related to Jack Sweeny and ElonJet. Before his accounts were suspended, Sweeney took to the platform to discuss the matter.

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In an interview with CNBC, Sweeny commented that he was upset Elon went back on his word. Before taking over Twitter, Musk had promised that despite ElonJet being a big risk, he would not take it down. However, after the takeover, it seems like Musk has started taking action with all of Sweeny’s accounts wiped from the platform,

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