Romelu Lukaku drops a BOMBSHELL on Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel – Romelu Lukaku has dropped the mother of all bombshells on Chelsea and his manager Thomas Tuchel.
The striker has publicly spoken about how unhappy he is at Stamford Bridge and talked up a return to Inter Milan, the club says is ‘still in my heart’ after leaving in a £97.5m deal in the summer.
‘Physically I am fine. But I’m not happy with the situation at Chelsea,’ he told Sky Italy.
‘Tuchel has chosen to play with another system – I won’t give up, I’ll be professional. I am not happy with the situation but I am professional – and I can’t give up now.
Romelu Lukaku has sensationally publicly voiced how unhappy he is at Chelsea
The Belgian has risked infuriating his boss by coming out and speaking about his displeasure
‘I think everything that happened last summer was not supposed to happen like this… how I left Inter, the way I left the club, how I communicated with Inter fans – this bothers me because it was not the right time.
‘Now it’s the right time to share my feelings. I have always said that I have Inter in my heart: I know I will return to Inter, I really hope so. I am in love with Italy, this is the right moment to talk and let people know what really happened.
‘I really hope from bottom of my heart to return to Inter not at the end of my career, but when I’m still at top level to win more together.’
Lukaku signalled his intention to return to Inter Milan sooner rather than later
A mural of Lukaku was defaced by Inter fans who were upset at him leaving for the Blues
Lukaku wants to make amends with Inter fans, after a mural of him in the city was splashed over with paint by the club’s ultras, who felt betrayed by his departure.
They also draped a banner that roughly translates to: ‘You broke our balls.’
Lukaku went on: ‘I really hope from bottom of my heart to return to Inter not at the end of my career, but when I’m still at top level to win more together.’
The timing of the 28-year-old’s remarks will come as a shock to those in west London, especially as he has scored in Chelsea’s last two games.
He netted in the 3-1 win over Aston Villa and contributed the opener in Wednesday’s draw against Brighton.
Tuchel now faces a dilemma over what to do with Lukaku and whether to punish the forward
Lukaku has been sidelined with injury for much of this season but was not firing on all cylinders prior to the lay-off.
Despite starting the campaign well, the powerful frontman then went on a barren run. Before the Boxing Day strike, he had not slotted home for Chelsea in the Premier League since September 11.
Reports in Italy are already talking up the possibility of a loan move to Inter in January when the transfer window opens.
