During the off-season, London “Chelsea” bought Romelu Lukaku from the then Italian Serie A champion “Inter Milan” for 115 million euros. 2021/22 In the season of 2008, the Belgian helped “Inter” to win the Serie A title – the forward scored 24 goals and assisted 10 times in 36 matches.
The past season in London “Chelsea” was not successful for Lukaku. Within the framework of all tournaments, the always productive striker played 44 games, during which he scored 15 goals. Compared to previous seasons, it was at least two times less.
The agreement reached between the two teams stipulates that Lukaku will be able to spend the next season with “Inter” on the basis of a rental agreement. The Belgian has also agreed to a lower salary to allow this transfer to take place. “This is a great feeling,” Lukaku said after returning to Italy. “What we achieved a year ago was great. Inter gave me so much and I hope I can be even better this time.”
The Belgium striker continued: “It feels like I’m back home. Me and my family were very happy here. From the first day I came here, everyone helped me. I’m very happy. I kept my residence here despite for going to England. That says a lot. I can’t wait to meet my teammates.”
During his career, Lukaku has twice tried to prove himself in the ranks of “Chelsea”. From 2011 to 2014, he was mostly on loan in the ranks of other teams, playing 10 matches for “Chelsea” and not scoring a single goal. He later flourished at Everton, where he scored 53 goals in 110 matches. Then he continued his career at “Manchester United” (28 goals in 66 games), while he spent the best period of his career in “Inter” – 47 goals in 72 matches.
Official, confirmed. Romelu Lukaku joins Inter on a one-year loan deal until June 2023, no buy option or obligation clause. Inter will cover full salary. ???????? #Inter
Here Lukaku with Inter president Steven Zhang ????⤵️ @Inter pic.twitter.com/enF2yfOC89
– Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 29, 2022
Lukaku meets his Inter fans once again ???? pic.twitter.com/tQZovydOqC
— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) June 29, 2022
