In an interview with Corriere dello Sport, the Belgian international revealed that he and other senior players, including Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Hakim Ziyech, were sidelined and even forced to change in the youth locker room.

“I wasn’t alone at Chelsea. Aubameyang and Ziyech were also out of the project. They made us change in the youth locker room. It’s business. The club tells you it doesn’t want you anymore and often also where you’ll end up.”

Lukaku went on to claim that clubs often manipulate media narratives to put players in a difficult position:

“If you want to leave, even for serious reasons, you don’t have the option. They drag it out until the last moment, they wear you down. Clubs have relationships with the media, and it doesn’t take much to put a player in a difficult position or create the wrong image.”

Lukaku rejoined Chelsea in 2021 for a club-record £97m move from Inter Milan, but his return quickly turned sour. After just one season, he was loaned back to Inter, then to Roma, before making a permanent switch to Napoli last summer.

 

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Despite his struggles in England, Lukaku believes he was unfairly labeled as “lazy” and “overweight” by Chelsea fans and the English media.

“For them, I was lazy, but I never reacted to the attacks. I am someone who does his job and then goes home. In Italy, the opinion has been reversed. Here, I am a worker. Now at Napoli, I am better than when I was at Inter. There, I was 101kg, here I am 99kg.”

Lukaku’s revelations offer insight into the harsh realities of modern football, where clubs often dictate the narratives surrounding players, regardless of the truth.

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Napoli has submitted a new bid for Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, valued at over €30 million (£25m/$33.5m). According to Gianluca Di Marzio, this fresh offer includes add-ons and bonuses, and it aims to bring Lukaku back to Serie A. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports that an agreement is now in place between the clubs, with Lukaku set to sign a three-year deal.

Napoli manager Antonio Conte, who previously worked with Lukaku at Inter Milan, is keen on reuniting with the Belgian forward. The new offer, though improved, involves extended payment terms as Napoli remains uncertain about Victor Osimhen’s future. The Nigerian striker has been the subject of transfer speculation, with Chelsea and Arsenal reportedly interested.

Lukaku has spent the last two seasons on loan in Italy, first with Inter Milan and then Roma, where he has demonstrated a strong scoring record with 70 goals in 129 Serie A appearances.

With Chelsea’s large squad and Enzo Maresca indicating that some players will not be considered for selection, Lukaku is eager to finalize his move away from the club.

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Romelu Lukaku, a forward for AS Roma, is ready to reveal some details regarding his time playing for Inter Milan, the UEFA Champions League finalists, and what happened during the summer.

Romelu Lukaku and Inter Milan’s relationships, which had been described as “a match made in heaven,” came to an unhappy conclusion last year. When word got out that he was speaking to Juventus while the club was in talks with Chelsea over a permanent transfer, it is said that the club management felt deceived.

However, Lukaku stated in an interview while on international leave with the Belgian national team that he will reveal some alarming details about what took place in the summer of 2023.

“I don’t beat around the bush, I’ll speak in time but if I actually said how last summer went everyone would be shocked.
There were really times where I thought I might explode. five years ago, I probably wouldn’t have stood back and done it”.

At the end of this season, Lukaku may have a long-term club, thanks to Chelsea’s £37 million valuation of the player. He has also been in outstanding form with Roma, scoring seven goals in all competitions this season.

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After Chelsea agreed to a £5 million ($6 million) loan bid from Roma, Romelu Lukaku will reconnect with Jose Mourinho at the Italian club.

The Telegraph reports that Roma and Lukaku have reached a £5 million loan agreement. The Belgian striker has agreed to take a pay reduction so Chelsea won’t be responsible for any part of the £6 million ($8 million) salary he will receive in Rome.

After rejecting offers from Inter, Juventus, and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal, it was starting to seem as though Lukaku will stay at Chelsea for the remainder of the current campaign. Chelsea was eager to offload the 30-year-old, but at least they won’t have to pay his salary for the remainder of the season anymore.

Lukaku will play for Mourinho in Italy, where he was a player under him at Manchester United. The striker, who Chelsea acquired from Inter in 2021 for £97.5 million ($135 million), had to consent to a further pay decrease should he decide to return to Chelsea after this campaign. His contract has three more years to run.

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Christopher Nkunku, a significant forward addition during the summer transfer window, suffered a knee injury during the summer, leaving Chelsea with limited options up front. Armando Broja, an academy graduate, is still recovering from a torn ACL, and Nicolas Jackson, another summer arrival, has yet to score in the Premier League.

In the 3-1 loss to West Ham United, Chelsea’s difficulties in scoring goals were evident, prompting Pochettino to acknowledge the need for another striker. He mentioned that the club is actively working on finding the right profile but acknowledged that it’s a challenging task.

Pochettino emphasized that it’s not just the strikers who need to be clinical in front of goal but also the entire team. He mentioned that if they can’t find the right striker, they will have to wait for Nkunku and Broja to recover, with the support of Mason Burstow.

There is also mention of the possibility of Romelu Lukaku making a surprise comeback, but Pochettino’s approval would be required for that to happen. Lukaku was left out of preseason due to his pursuit of a move away from the club, but Pochettino is reportedly not interested in reintegrating him at the moment.

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Romelu Lukaku acknowledged having a “sh*tty feeling” following Inter’s loss to Manchester City in the Champions League final.

After losing to City 1-0 in Istanbul, with Rodri scoring the game-winning goal in the 69th minute, Inter was unable to win a fourth European championship. However, if Lukaku’s mistakes in the last third hadn’t occurred, the outcome might have been different.

To the chagrin of Inter head coach Simeone Inzaghi, the 30-year-old blocked a goal-bound effort from his own teammate Federico Dimarco before seeing a point-blank header saved by Ederson in stoppage time.

Lukaku, who is set to return to Chelsea after his loan spell at San Siro expires, took to social media to reminisce on the final and the entire 2022-23 season.

The Belgian also appears to have indicated he plans to carry on with Inter, writing on Instagram: “First of all I want to thank all the Inter fans for their love and support throughout the season. You guys have been by our side at all times and I personally want to thank you for that. It shouldn’t have happened…We gave everything. It’s a sh*tty feeling for all of us who love this beautiful club. But Inter are still hungry and we’ll go back to fighting with the hope of one day reaching that moment where history is written.”

 

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Inter are ready to prolong Lukaku’s loan for another season, according to L’Equipe. However, it has been believed that Chelsea would like to transfer the striker completely, and GOAL has confirmed that he has a contract offer from Saudi club Al-Hilal on the table.

Lukaku has been named to Belgium’s latest national team squad for their forthcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Austria and Estonia.

It seems expected that a decision on his future will be taken after the international break, with incoming Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino planning a lot of major changes following the club’s terrible 2022-23 season.

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Kevin De Bruyne has been named the new captain of the Belgian national team following the retirement of Eden Hazard.

After Belgium’s early elimination from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which also signalled the end of former coach Roberto Martinez’s tenure, Eden Hazard made the decision to leave the international game. Domenico Tedesco, Martinez’s successor, was then given the task of selecting a new leader for the Red Devils.

Before to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, the 37-year-old boss named De Bruyne as Belgium’s new captain. The Manchester City player has 97 caps for his country and 25 goals at the international level.

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“It’s an honour for me to be named and represent the country in this way,” De Bruyne told RTL-TVI television after the announcement.

“I’m almost 32. I’ve never considered international retirement. I think I can still bring something to the table and help the youngsters.”

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Inter forward Romelu Lukaku have been chosen as the two vice-captains.

De Bruyne has previously captained Belgium on multiple occasions, notably against Croatia in their last 2022 World Cup group-stage match.

In a 2024 European Championship Qualification on Friday against Sweden, De Bruyne will begin his tenure as the full-time captain of Belgium.

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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has emphasized the significance of adding a new striker during the forthcoming January transfer window in light of Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent departure.

Following the explosive interview he gave to TalkTV in November, Ronaldo quit Old Trafford with immediate effect. By stating he has no respect for the Dutch coach, Ronaldo damaged his relationship with Ten Hag in ways that cannot be undone.

Despite having plenty of wide forwards thanks to substantial investments in Jadon Sancho and Antony from 2021, Ronaldo and Anthony Martial were the only two players in the squad with a recognizable “number nine” position after Edinson Cavani left for Argentina in the summer. Since Romelu Lukaku in 2017, United hasn’t spent money to bring in a centre striker on a permanent move (apart from Ronaldo).

The situation has only become more urgent since Ronaldo walked away last month.

Cody Gakpo, a player who can play both on the left and in the centre, has long been coveted by United, but Liverpool acted quickly to secure a contract at an initial £37 million.

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Although the former Ajax manager is sure that United still have the ability to develop talented young forwards of their own, Ten Hag is not deluding himself into thinking that it is sufficient. However, it goes without saying that any player chosen to fill the role of “number nine” must be the appropriate one.

“Two things,” he said ahead of Tuesday night’s clash with Nottingham Forest. “Impulse can come out of our own club, see [Alejandro] Garnacho, see [Anthony] Elanga, see [Facundo] Pellistri, who made a good impression at the World Cup and also in training. That is first.

“Second, yes, we are aware we lost a striker, so I think we have to get a striker in, but it has to be the right one. The right one is a player that brings quality to the team, not just adding to the squad because that only gives you problems. You know the criteria is high here at Manchester United.”

The aforementioned Martial has had a stop-start seven years at Old Trafford. The Frenchman looked like he had finally cracked it in 2019/20 when he scored 23 goals in all competitions. But his form later deserted him and fitness troubles have also taken a toll on his numbers.

Ten Hag has spoken positively about Martial, who was loaned to Sevilla last season.

“In my way of playing I like the type [of player] Antony Martial is, because he can hold the ball. ‘He is a [also] a target, he can link up, but he can also run behind. He has speed, he can finish, and he has good pressure [presses well],” the United manager explained in November.

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Following the unexpected World Cup elimination of Belgium, Roberto Martinez has announced he will step down as manager of the Red Devils.

Second in the FIFA world rankings when it arrived in Qatar, Belgium was eliminated in the group stage behind Morocco and Croatia. A 0-0 draw with Croatia on Thursday effectively sealed their fate.

Martinez had been evasive about his future after the game, telling reporters that “now is not the moment” to talk about it before subsequently confirming his resignation.

“That was my last game with the national team and it was emotional as you can imagine,” he said.

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With players like Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Eden Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne, and Romelu Lukaku towards the latter stages of their careers, Belgium’s so-called Golden Generation appears to have come to an end with the team’s elimination from the World Cup.

Martinez emphasized that the Golden Generation was still making a difference off the field even though they might not be playing together for much longer.

“You see players like Youri Tielemans, you’ve got players like Jeremy Doku,” he said.

“The golden generation is doing something that is bringing the next generation on. It’s not only what they’re doing on the pitch. The legacy can be left in many ways.

“Today we are out of a good tournament and now the standards need to carry on rising.”

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Following a disappointing 0-0 draw against Croatia on Thursday, Belgium was eliminated from the World Cup.

Roberto Martinez’s side needed a win against the 2018 World Cup finalists to progress past the group stage, but they were unable to find the back of the net.

Belgium’s ‘golden generation’ were knocked out of the World Cup as a 0-0 draw with Croatia sent the 2018 runners-up into the last 16 with Group F winners Morocco. Romelu Lukaku hit a post and missed a number of opportunities.

In third place four years ago and number two in the world rankings until recently, Roberto Martinez’s team struggled to keep up in Qatar. Despite a second-half improvement that gave Romelu Lukaku several scoring opportunities, they were unable to secure the victory they required as Morocco defeated Canada.

Captain Eden Hazard was dropped for the start of the match, and Romelu Lukaku came on to miss four big chances as Belgium’s World Cup journey came to a disappointing end.

Croatia advances to the round of 16, but only after finishing in second place in the group behind Morocco, which defeated Canada 2-1 to take the first position.

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Ivan Perisic’s attempt went over the crossbar in the first 20 seconds as Croatia took control from the opening whistle.

After 14 minutes, Belgium immediately counterattacked, but Dries Mertens was unable to reach the goal following a superb through ball from Kevin de Bruyne.

After less than a minute, Yannick Carrasco was found to have fouled Andrej Kramaric inside the penalty area, earning Croatia a penalty.

Referee Anthony Taylor was sent to the monitor by the VAR as Luka Modric was getting ready to take the penalty kick, and the decision was reversed for an offside throughout the buildup.

The rest of the half turned out to be a tense affair, but the game came to life after the break.

Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was called into action early on and prevented Croatia on three separate occasions.

Lukaku was brought on in the second half, and the Inter Milan striker missed two big chances in quick succession.

Lukaku was the quickest to react to a rebound just after the hour mark, and he was able to hit the post from close range with the goalie out of position.

With the goal at his disposal, the striker then headed another easy attempt over the bar.

The striker continued to miss two additional open goals as Croatia held off late attempts from Belgium. Lukaku’s night was not good.

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