Belgium international soccer player Romelu Lukaku returns to Italian first division club Inter Milan. Accordingly, the 29-year-old striker from Chelsea will be loaned to Inter for the coming season, as the English Premier League club announced by coach Thomas Tuchel.
The Italians, where Lukaku played for two years before moving to Chelsea in 2021, also welcomed the returnee. “Welcome back Rome,” tweeted the Italians to a picture of Lukaku.
Lukaku returns to his previous employers Inter after just one season in England. The reason is believed to be that he was no longer satisfied with the “Blues” after injury breaks and internal bickering. Lukaku won the Serie A championship by a clear margin with Inter in the 2020/21 season under the then coach Antonio Conte – now coach of Tottenham Hotspur.
A video could be seen online in several Italian sports media in which Lukaku came out of the VIP area at Milan Linate Airport – for the medical check. He was “extremely satisfied,” said Lukaku, and put on a “Nerazzurri” scarf for the photographers present.
Inter is now coached by Lazio-Rome veteran Simone Inzaghi, for whom the renewed commitment of Lukaku means a significant reinforcement of his team. Last season his team had to admit defeat in the championship race against city rivals AC Milan for the Swedish oldie Zlatan Ibrahimovic and ended up two points behind in second place.