Romelu Lukaku looks in incredible shape after Inter Milan diet

Romelu Lukaku is looking in incredible shape at Inter Milan ahead of the 2022/23 season.

The striker has returned to the San Siro on loan following a disappointing campaign at Chelsea.

After leading Inter to Serie A glory in 2020/21 with 24 goals in 36 league games, Chelsea splashed out a club record fee of £97.5 million to bring him back to Stamford Bridge.

However, despite a promising start, Lukaku soon fell out of favour with manager Thomas Tuchel and managed just eight goals in 26 league appearances.

From the best season of his career at Inter to a disastrous campaign at Chelsea. What went wrong?

Well, during his two seasons at Inter many believed he was in the shape of his life.

The Belgian looked trim, strong and quick, scoring 64 goals in 95 appearances in all competitions.

At the time, he weighed 101kg (15st 9lbs) and managed to lose half a stone.

However, during spells in England with Manchester United and Chelsea he’s looked bulkier – perhaps an attempt to deal with the more physical nature of the Premier League.

That’s probably down to the strict diet he was put on at the Serie A club by Antonio Conte. Conte banned players from consuming likes of potatoes, fried food, mozzarella and alcohol, while encouraging rice, salmon and Bresaola – air-dried salted beef.

During his first stint at Inter Milan, he told Sky Sports Italia: “Since I joined Inter I have changed my diet and I can say that I have never felt so strong.

“My diet consists of salads for lunch, a lot of chicken breast, Shirataki pasta.

“‘I don’t change my way of eating much, for how we play we must have a very strong physique, we run a lot: since I have followed this lifestyle I feel better on the pitch, I feel more reactive and faster.

“I’ve always