Chelsea forward Romelu Lukaku has shockingly confessed his innate desire to return to Milan since that is why his heart yearns for.
According to him, he is not happy with the system at Chelsea supervised by Manager Thomas Tuchel and would like to return to Inter Milan.
In an interview with Sky Sports,
Lukaku who was bought in the summer of August 2021 at a whopping €100 million, has said he wishes to return to Italy and join his former teammates at Intern Milan,. He insists that, aside from the reception at Chelsea, Milan is where his heart is.
Romelu Lukaku to @SkySport: “Physically I am fine. But I’m NOT happy with the situation at Chelsea. Tuchel has chosen to play with another system – I won’t give up, I’ll be professional. I am not happy with the situation but I am professional – and I can’t give up now”
Romelu Lukaku to @SkySport: “I think everything that happened last summer was not supposed to happen like this… how I left Inter, the way I left the club, how I communicated with Inter fans – this bothers me because it was not the right time”
Romelu Lukaku to Sky Sport: “Now it’s the right time to share my feelings. I have always said that I have Inter in my heart: I know I will RETURN to Inter, I really hope so. I am in love with Italy, this is right moment to talk and let people know what really happened”
Lukaku to @SkySport: “I really hope from bottom of my heart to return to Inter not at the end of my career, but when I’m still at top level to win more together”.
“I want apologize to the Inter fan, timing of my words was wrong: what you did for me will remain forever”.
Thomas Tuchel in reacting to the recent utterances by Lukaku said the player could have been taken out of context. However, he added that he would talk to him privately since he does not seem to be unhappy at Stamford Bridge.
Tuchel on Romelu Lukaku sentences: “Let’s be honest – I don’t like it because it brings noise we don’t need. It’s easy to take lines out of context – of course I don’t like it, it’s noise we don’t need and it does not help”.
Thomas Tuchel: “We will talk with Lukaku openly behind closed doors. I am surprised because I don’t see him unhappy – the opposite”.
“We here can take the time to try to understand what is going on with Romelu, it does not reflect the daily attitude”.
Tuchel on Lukaku words again: “It would’ve been loud anyway [regardless of timing of comments]. If you’re such a big player like Romelu is… he surely knows what kind of value it has when he speaks out”.
Romelu Lukaku in the same interview spoke about Thomas Tuchel’s tactics and other related reasons that have informed his overall decision to leave Chelsea four months after joining from Inter.
“Tuchel and I are trying to find a tactical system where we can “find” each other – a way to help the team because the situation [PL table] is a bit complicated. He made his choice – I keep working, at a certain point I’ll speak with Tuchel and we will see the situation”.
“I’m always thinking about Milano, Milano, Milano… Inter fans are the best in the world. I love the city and the best moment of my career was at Inter. I am in love with Italy – I have Inter in my heart”.
“Why was the honeymoon with Inter over? I’ve been a supporter of Chelsea since I was a kid, it’s my favorite team. Then I went to Chelsea at 18 and it wasn’t working – so I always had that Chelsea mission/challenge in my head”.
“In summer 2020 I turned down an offer from Manchester City. It was a higher offer than Chelsea’s one. I refused because I couldn’t leave Inter after just one year – it’s the club that saved my career when I was feeling bad at Manchester United”.
“Last summer I went to talk to the Inter board and I asked for a new contract. I said: I’m 28, I wanted to plan my life in Italy with a new deal… but Inter said no. Maybe there wasn’t the economic possibility. For me it was difficult to accept”.
The Former Manchester United forward also spoke about the fact that Chelsea was not part of his initial plans. He had just wanted to play at Inter and probably move to Barcelona or Bayern.
“There are 3 teams at top level: Barcelona, Real, Bayern. All the players dream of them, that’s the truth. I thought I was going to one of those clubs after Inter”.
“This didn’t happened and I said: there is only one club where I can imagine myself, it’s Chelsea”.
Last summer I didn’t think about going to Chelsea until they really came with an offer. Simone Inzaghi behaved very well with me”.Can we say that if Inter had offered me a new contract I would have stayed? “Yes (Romelu nods two times)”.
In a nutshell, Romelu Lukaku wishes to leave Chelsea since his heart, mind and soul are connected to Inter Milan.
“When Chelsea contacted me it was a challenge for me. Also because it bothered me a lot to have ever won Premier League titles in 8 years. It was hard to turn down the chance to return to the Premier League in the club I support since I was a child”.
Can we say that you would have stayed Inter if the club had the economic power to keep top players?”.
Lukaku: “In that case I would have stayed at Inter 100% last summer! No need to discuss that. Then Conte left, then Hakimi, the club was rumored to be in trouble…”.
Lukaku to Sky Sport when asked if he still follows Inter games: “Always. I always watch Inter games, always, always, always, always (repeats 6 times). I look at them all, when Inter touch you it’s something different…”.
Lukaku to Sky: “Yes, I spoke to Antonio Conte also on personal life. Having him as an opponent will be a challenge, I never won against him! When he left Inter, it hurt me. But I would have stayed at Inter even without him, the problem was the new contract I asked”.
Lukaku to Sky: “If Juventus or AC Milan will call me in the future? Never, never. Again: never. It’s never gonna happen. Juventus wanted me before Inter, but when Conte joined Inter it was my priority to join them. In Italy there’s only Inter for me”.
“I miss Lautaro Martinez, I could die on the pitch for him since day one I met him”.
“Lautaro Martinez coming here with me at Chelsea in the future? No… Lautaro, you can stay in Milan, I’ll be back there (laughs)”.
Romelu Lukaku to Sky Sport: “If there had been the offer of a new contract from Inter last summer as I wanted… we would not be doing this interview now here from London, but quietly from Milano (he smiles)”.
