“I have Inter in my heart, I will return to play there”. These are the words of Romelu Lukaku, the Belgian striker who loaded Conte’s Inter on his shoulders last year, dragging them towards the Scudetto and then being attracted by the sirens (and money) of Chelsea. The giant Romelu, during a long interview granted to Sky Sport 24, expressly apologized to the Nerazzurri fans for the way he left, talking about his new adventure in England: “Physically I’m fine, even better than before after two years in Italy, in which I worked a lot at Inter with trainers and nutritionist. But I’m not happy with the situation: the coach has chosen to play with another form, I just have to not give up and continue to work and be a professional but I’m not happy ».
A few words: Lukaku’s thoughts now are for the Nerazzurri fans in the hope of being able to return to Milan. And quickly. «How I left Inter, how I communicated with the fans, this bothers me because it is not the right time now, but even when I left it was not the right time. Now I think it is right to speak because I have always said that I have Inter in my heart, I will return to play there, I really hope so. I am in love with Italy, this is rightly the time to talk and let people know what really happened without talking badly about people because I am not like that “.
A declaration of love after the “betrayal”: will they be enough to heal the wound with the Nerazzurri fans? According to an online survey by the Gazzetta dello Sport, 50.5% of the almost 4 thousand voters (not just Inter fans) said they were in favor of a Lukaku-bis, 49.5% against. Half and half, then. But a sensational return of the attacker to Inter does not seem very likely, especially for economic reasons. The hiring of the Belgian champion, 12 million euros per season, represents a practically insurmountable obstacle for a club, Inter, still struggling with economic problems. There will be no extra-budget for the January market, Suning has long reported. Betrayals and reconciliations aside, in short, the Lukaku-bis remains only a dream: the last, very thin thread of hope for those who would like to see again, in Inzaghi’s Inter, the couple with Lautaro Martinez is linked only by the words of the sporting director Ausilio : «Would I take Lukaku back? Yes, but only if on loan ».