Lukaku Will Be Expected To Return To His Prolific Best After Re-Joining Inter

Belgian international Romelu Lukaku has re-joined former club Inter on a season-long loan deal from Premier League Chelsea.

The Nerazzurri will pay a loan fee of around £6.9m, plus another £3.5million if Simone Inzaghi’s team reclaims the Serie A crown in season 2022/23.

Lukaku only re-joined Chelsea last summer for around £97million from Inter. The 29-year-old seemed determined to prove himself in his second stint at the south west London club. He made a decent start to life at Stamford Bridge.

However, the big striker didn’t fit into Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel’s style of play. That undoubtedly contributed to Lukaku’s underwhelming goal return of just 15 goals in all competitions, with only eight coming in his 26 Premier League appearances.

Lukaku looked like a different player in a Chelsea shirt than the one that terrorised Serie A defences for two seasons with Inter.

The forward scored 64 goals in 95 appearances for Inter, helping the Nerazzurri to their first Scudetto in nearly a decade in the process.

 
However, Lukaku never hid his love for Chelsea and had always stated that former Blues striker Didier Drogba was his idol growing up.

He also felt like he had something to prove with Chelsea after the club had sold him earlier in his career. The move was not the right one for anybody involved, however.

A return to Inter should see Lukaku return to the prolific scoring exploits of his first spell with the club. Many Inter fans have welcomed the Belgian forward back to the club with open arms.

However, the club's influential Ultras have already made it known that he needs to earn their respect back with his performances on the pitch. Judging by his previous spell at the club, Lukaku will regain that respect in no time, as he seemed to thrive in Serie A.