Romelu Lukaku admits he desires to remain at Inter and “do issues proper” after a troublesome begin to his mortgage spell from Chelsea.
The Belgian returned to the style capital of the world final summer time after his dream transfer to Chelsea only a yr beforehand, value an eye-watering £97.5m, rapidly turned bitter.
Inter paid round €8m to take Lukaku again to San Siro for a season, however he has been restricted to only 5 appearances in all competitions due to damage.
The 29-year-old was additionally unable to influence Belgium’s World Cup marketing campaign, and was clearly wanting match health because the Pink Devils crashed out on the group stage – an exit that noticed Roberto Martinez relinquish his job as supervisor.
Lukaku’s mortgage again to Inter would not embody an choice for the 19-time Serie A winners to purchase, however in a brand new interview with Sky Italy, the previous Manchester United striker has expressed his need to depart Chelsea on a everlasting foundation and in addition revealed the place he hopes to finish his profession.
“The thought is to complete my profession with Anderlecht,” he mentioned. “I am 30 years outdated, my son began college right here and performs within the Inter academy. I am positive, Inter at all times has ambition to proceed to develop. I wish to keep right here and do issues proper. I hope to do properly with Inter within the subsequent six months, work to the max after which ultimately we speak to Chelsea and hopefully discover a resolution.”
On his damage issues throughout 2022/23, Lukaku added: “I am working exhausting with the trainers and with the crew: now I’ve to reply on the pitch. The damage was extra critical than anticipated, I am often somebody who comes again quick however I had at all times the sensation that issues weren’t going properly.
“For me it is the primary time in 13 years that I miss so many video games. I went to the World Cup and performed the final recreation with two coaching periods in 4 months. There was lots of disappointment after the Croatia however I wasn’t 100%.”