At Chelsea, Romelu Lukaku will go down in history as a transfer flop. This is one of the reasons why the Belgian is now returning to his old love Inter Milan.
Romelu Lukaku arrived in Milan on Wednesday to sign his new contract at his former club Inter. The Belgian landed at Milan Linate Airport at 6.30am where some tifosi were waiting for him. Lukaku had his picture taken with an Inter scarf.
“I’m overjoyed to be here,” said Lukaku, who was received at the airport by Inter’s CEO Giuseppe Marotta. “The prodigal son is back,” commented the daily sports newspaper “Gazzetta dello Sport”.
Chelsea paid €113m for Lukaku
The 29-year-old Lukaku first undergoes medical checks in Milan. According to media information, the Italian cup winner around national player Robin Gosens is loaning out eight million euros for one year to the Belgians. Lukaku still has a contract with Thomas Tuchel’s club until 2026.
The striker only returned to the “Blues” last season after two years at Inter, where he had been under contract from 2011 to 2014. Chelsea paid the record sum of 113 million euros for the attacker, who quickly lost his place at Tuchel. Earlier this year, he made headlines with an unauthorized interview in which he openly gushed about Inter.