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Goal reported that striker Romelu Lukaku revealed his true nature when he suddenly turned his back on Inter Milan and identified Juventus as the next favorite destination.
Lukaku was once the most expensive player in Chelsea history. Photo: Twitter
Lukaku has just ended his one-year contract at Inter Milan on loan from Chelsea. But because it is not in the plan of coach Mauricio Pochettino, the Chelsea team wants to sell off the Belgian striker this summer.
Lukaku initially wanted to stay at Inter Milan, but the Italian team balked when Chelsea demanded too high a price. However, Juventus also jumped in to ask for $ 45 million and Lukaku secretly negotiated with "Old Lady". Inter Milan is very angry at this news. Lukaku also behaved confusingly when he cut off contact with officials at Inter Milan.
Remember, after helping Inter win Serie A in 2021, Lukaku immediately left the club to join Chelsea in a contract worth up to 128 million USD, causing Inter Milan fans to mock him for leaving for money. At Chelsea, Lukaku struggled to get a starting spot and only scored 16 goals in all competitions. Lukaku then returned to Inter Milan on loan, but his heroic image in the eyes of the fans today has crumbled. “No one will greet Lukaku with a scarf or a banner. He used to be treated like a king, but now just like a normal person," the Northern Stand (Curva Nord) Supporters' Union reacted on Instagram after Inter Milan borrowed Lukaku.
However, Lukaku managed to score in all of the last seven games for Inter Milan last season, helping the home team finish third in Serie A. He also had a decisive influence in the Champions League arena with three goals. in the knockout round. Unfortunately, in the final against Manchester City, Lukaku missed the "delicious" opportunity twice, unable to help Inter Milan come back from the English team. Lukaku then went online to thank the fans for their support and pledged to return to the fight in the hope of one day reaching a moment to write history.
Yet, less than a month after the announcement, Lukaku broke all bridges with the Inter Milan fans that he had worked so hard to rebuild last season. Further, Lukaku once promised in a famous interview with Sky Sports Italia in December 12 that: "If Juventus or AC Milan call me in the future (to recruit). Never. In Italy, only Inter Milan is for me."
Legendary Inter Milan goalkeeper Walter Zenga has criticized Lukaku for living "two faces". When asked if he had witnessed something similar before, Zenga suggested that it could be Figo's move from Barcelona to great rivals Real Madrid in the summer of 2000. After five successful years at Barcelona, Figo shocked the football world. played when he joined Real Madrid for a transfer fee of $ 5 million, becoming the most expensive player in history at that time. Figo also became the target of insults from Barcelona fans every time the Portuguese player returned to the Nou Camp with Real Madrid, in which famously the pig's head was thrown onto the field. Lukaku could face similar treatment if he joins Juventus, Inter Milan's rivals.
