In the conflict between Romelu Lukaku and Thomas Tuchel, unexpected details were revealed.
Romelu Lukaku has signed a loan deal with Inter until the end of the 2022/23 season. The Belgian did not even hide his joy at the return and beamed with a snow-white smile, because it was in Milan that he turned into a goal machine and seriously added value. In 2021, Chelsea bought Lukaku from Inter for as much as 113 million euros, which was the most expensive purchase in history for Londoners. However, the transfer was a losing one for both sides.
The club paid big money and expected Romelu to strengthen the team powerfully, but the striker suddenly went out. During his year at Chelsea, the Belgian played 44 matches and scored 15 goals. The stats are not bad, but not for a top player. A year earlier, at Inter, in the same segment, the striker scored twice as much. Lukaku is said to have failed at Chelsea because of head coach Thomas Tuchel.
And the last straw was a sharp joke of a specialist, because of which the Belgian held a grudge.
The Lukaku interview that made it all go wrong
After returning to Inter, Lukaku said that he did not sell his house in Italy, and that he was in touch with the Milanese coach Simone Inzaghi all season. Even in social networks, he had the status of a Nerazzurri player. Apparently, the Belgian was determined to return to Milan from the very beginning.
Romelu generally likes to blurt out too much. After six months in London, he gave a resonant interview, putting himself in an awkward position.
“Physically, I’m fine. But I don’t like the situation at Chelsea. Tuchel began to play according to a different system. I am a professional and do not give up. But again, I don’t like the situation. I hope I will return to Inter again – and not at the end of my career, but when I am still in my prime. The way I left the club was ugly. Inter is forever in my heart. I think there is nothing wrong with what I say, – quotes Lukaku Italian Sky Sport.
Lukaku did not see any crime in his words, but after the interview he completely lost Tuchel’s trust. Even teammates took the side of the coach. It seems that life does not teach Romelu anything – it is not for nothing that he changed so many clubs during his career. The main enemy of the Belgian is his language.
Recently, new, especially curious details have been revealed in the story of the conflict between Lukaku and Tuchel. Goal insider and Chelsea expert Nizar Kinsella said that one day the player and coach watched a Tottenham match and corresponded at the same time. Thomas decided to joke and wrote to the Belgian “here’s your daddy” (orig. “there’s your daddy”), referring to Spurs head coach Antonio Conte, with whom Lukaku became the Italian champion. The football player did not appreciate the joke and was offended by the German, which further aggravated his situation.
In London, apparently, they are no longer waiting for him, at least while Tuchel is at the helm. What about in Milan? After all, Inter fans were very disappointed with the departure of the Belgian.
– Curva Nord supports Inter and will not object to the player (despite the behavior last summer). With this in mind, no one should greet him with scarves or banners of our group. In the future, he will have to earn everything on the field with labor and sweat. He was supported and treated like a king, now he is the same as many. We also emphasize that we will never root against Lukaku if he puts on the Inter shirt again, ”the fan group said in a statement a week before the transfer of the striker.
Neither his own, nor someone else’s – approximately in this status Lukaku returns to Inter. Under Conte, he played brilliantly. Let’s see what will squeeze out of the scandalous Belgian Inzaghi.
