Just in: Lukaku speaks for the first time ahead of Chelsea move
New incoming Chelsea striker, Romelu Lukaku has spoken for the first time as he is set to complete a £97.5 million return to Chelsea from Inter Milan.
He became the choice for the Blues after Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland, the top target for the Blues was unable to make the eye-watering £150m move as Chelsea could not pay.
However, Romelu Lukaku has confirmed his exit from Inter Milan after claiming that he will definitely bid farewell to Inter supporters soon.
“I’m gonna send a message [to Inter fans] soon”, Lukaku told Sky Sport in Milan
Lukaku is reported to have completed a medical in Milan on Monday and is flying to London to complete the move for an unveiling ceremony.
Meanwhile, Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has described Romelu Lukaku as a beast ahead of his return to the club this summer.
Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup clash against Villarreal, the media asked Rudiger about Lukaku’s prospective return.
In response, he said: “You can see in his body type that he is a beast.
“He’s someone who is very strong and I think also he showed it in Italy over the past two years. He did very well over there. Also for his national team. He’s a goalscorer and for me a top striker.
“I cannot talk about someone who is not a Chelsea player because I don’t know anything. I think I said everything about him about his strengths and that he is a top-class striker who loves to score goals.”
Romelu Lukaku spent the last two years in Milan after leaving Manchester United for the Serie A outfit in 2019 and that seem to mark the end after helping them win a first league title since Inter’s all-conquering 2010 side last term.
Lukaku has scored 64 goals in 95 appearances for Inter and will become another high-profile departure from the Narazzurri this summer.