Fabio Capello has theory on why Romelu Lukaku excelled in Italy but is flopping at Chelsea

Former England boss Fabio Capello has explained why Romelu Lukaku is struggling at Chelsea having previously thrived at Inter.

The Belgian striker became the most expensive player in Chelsea’s history when they spent £97million to secure his signature from the Italian champions last summer.

The 28-year-old has found the net just 10 times in 28 appearances for the Blues this season in his second spell with the club, having originally left Stamford Bridge permanently in 2014.

Having gone on to have spells with Everton and Manchester United, it was in Italy with Inter which the striker truly found his top form with 64 goals across the space of two seasons.

The Belgian was widely recognised as the best player in Serie A last season where he spearheaded the Milanese club’s first league title in 11 years.

Yet things have not gone to plan for the striker at Chelsea and Saturday was a low point for the striker, as he had just seven touches across 90 minutes against Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

That was the lowest number of touches on the ball for a player in the Premier League since records began for a player who stayed on the pitch for the full match.

That led to the striker being benched for the Blues Champions League Round of 16 first leg tie against Lille at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.

Former boss Capello was talking to Italian TV ahead of the action getting underway and explained why he had enjoyed more success in Italy than in the Premier League.

Capello explained to Sky Sport Italia, as per Football Italia: “Lukaku fit perfectly into (Antonio) Conte’s counter-attacking style at Inter, because there were lots of spaces, he had this physical strength and pace that allowed him to flatten the