‘It was a mistake’ – Romelu Lukaku reflects on ill-fated £97m switch from Inter Milan to Chelsea last summer

Romelu Lukaku admits it was a mistake to make the switch from Inter Milan for Chelsea, after arriving at Stamford Bridge for a huge £97m fee last summer. Lukaku underwhelmed on his return to west London, scoring only eight goals in 26 Premier League appearances to prompt a loan return to Inter a year later. Ad/> The Belgian did not help his cause after giving a damning interview with Sky Italia, where he criticised Thomas Tuchel’s tactics and spoke of his desire to return to the San Siro.

TransfersLukaku completes loan move back to Inter from Chelsea29/06/2022 AT 18:23 He said: “I think the coach has chosen to play with another system, I just have to not give up and continue to work and be a professional. “I am not happy with the situation, but I am a professional and I won’t give up. “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.

“I have always said that I have Inter in my heart. “I really hope from the bottom of my heart to return to Inter not at the end of my career, but when I'm still at the top level to win more together.” Ake to remain at Man City as Chelsea turn attention to PSG’s Kimpembe — reports De Jong refuses to join Man Utd, Real Madrid target Bellingham – Paper Round There appears to be no way back for Lukaku at Chelsea, after further comments surfaced in Inter’s recent kit launch. “I left.

It was a mistake, right Nico?” he quipped to teammate Nicolo Barella in quotes published by the Metro. “Now I am happy to be wearing this jersey, the team knows what we need to do, it’ll be a great challenge this season and we need to continue like this. “I realised last season when I was in England, just