Romelu Lukaku returns to Inter Milan, just a year after leaving for Chelsea.
The Belgian striker was loaned to the Nerazzurri for a season by the London club where he failed to win, the two clubs announced on Wednesday.
Real spearhead of Inter crowned champion of Italy in 2021, the powerful 29-year-old striker returns to Milan with the hope of reviving after a mixed season in London, a few months before the 2022 World Cup. is back,” Inter president Steven Zhang announced in a video on Twitter, alongside the Belgian.
A year after selling Romelu Lukaku for some 115 million euros to the ‘Blues’, Inter will welcome him for a season against a compensation of 8 million euros, excluding additional bonuses linked to the results, according to English media and Italians. The former Everton and Manchester United striker would also have accepted a significantly lower salary to be able to find the blue and black tunic alongside Lautaro Martinez, with whom he can reform a dreaded duo, nicknamed ‘LuLa’.
In two years at Inter, Lukaku had scored 64 goals in 95 matches. What push Chelsea to sign a big check last summer. But the striker never managed to flourish in the team composed by Thomas Tuchel, often being relegated to the bench.
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