‘There’s your daddy’ – Tuchel joke ‘broke relationship’ with Romelu Lukaku at Chelsea

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel reportedly made a joke about Tottenham boss Antonio Conte which “didn’t go down very well” with Romelu Lukaku.

The Belgium striker has returned to Inter Milan on loan after a less than comfortable 12 months back at Chelsea.

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Inter will pay Chelsea a loan fee of £6.9m this season, plus £3.5m in bonuses if they win the Scudetto, and will cover all his wages.

The 29-year-old scored 15 goals in a second spell at Stamford Bridge which saw him speak out about his unhappiness at the club just weeks after his £97.5m move.

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Under Conte at Inter the striker scored 64 goals in 95 games, as he played a huge part in securing the Serie A title in 2020-21.

And a joke about the Italian manager made by Tuchel is said to have offended Lukaku, according to GOAL journalist Nizaar Kinsella.

He explained: “To see him talk so highly of Inter [during the Sky Italia interview] was an insult to Chelsea fans,” explained GOAL’s Nizaar Kinsella. “It broke the relationship with them.

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#LukakuIsBack @Inter_en w. @NizaarKinsella

– #LukakuDay breakdown of move

– Why it went wrong at #ChelseaFC

– #Tuchel joke to #Lukaku “#AntonioConte your daddy”

– How good will #LaDyLuk be at #Inter w #Dybala & #Lautaro be

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