Following his extraordinary confession on Sky Sport Italia, it’s reported Romelu Lukaku is pushing for a return to Inter and Chelsea wouldn’t be entirely against a loan deal in January.
The striker was instrumental in winning their first Serie A title for a decade, then forced an exit in the summer worth €115m for his return to Stamford Bridge.
Now Lukaku has expressed all his regret at the way he left and the rapport with coach Thomas Tuchel, admitting he “cannot be happy with the situation” at Chelsea.
The Belgian also assured he will one day return to Inter, not at the “end of my career,” but when he is still able to win silverware.
After this bombshell interview, the Corriere della Sera newspaper claims it is not entirely inconceivable that Lukaku could make that comeback in January 2022.
If he continues to clash with Tuchel, then the idea of a mid-season loan is technically possible, even if Chelsea would have to cover a large part of his €12m per season net salary.
Inter are in the Champions League Round of 16, where they are due to face Liverpool in February, but already have Lautaro Martinez, Edin Dzeko, Joaquin Correa and Alexis Sanchez on the books.
Despite losing Lukaku, Achraf Hakimi and coach Antonio Conte, Inter are actually doing better than last season, progressing in Europe and topping the Serie A table at the midway stage.
Sky Sport Italia have also dug up a comment that Inter director Piero Ausilio made a couple of weeks ago, in which he was asked about a possible Lukaku return.
“On loan, sure.”