Out of sorts Chelsea forward, Romelu Lukaku, has expressed his displeasure at fans for forgetting his potential as a lethal striker on the pitch, IgbereTV reports
The Belgian dwelled on his torrid time at Stamford Bridge, where he had 32 goals in 104 appearances, despite a positive start to the season. however, he would leave for Inter Milan on loan.
Speaking to Football Italia, the £97.5million striker stated that he wanted to make a name for himself on his return after he had departed the English outfit as a youngster.
“Honestly in a lot of things, I think that before, when I left, I wanted to go back to Chelsea because when I was young they were my team for 11 years, now I have the opportunity to go there and think of being a protagonist,” a disappointed Lukaku revealed.
‘The season at Chelsea gave me extra motivation to do even better than before. I think in one year everyone has forgotten about the things I am capable of doing on the pitch.”
“I make reflections only at the end of the season, so after the last game, I put myself to think about what my situation was,” he said.
“‘I saw that as a player with Inter I did well, the season at Chelsea for me was difficult. I had no doubts, that’s why I made the decision to come back here.”
Lukaku returned to Chelsea in August 2021, a decade after he had originally joined the club.
In making the move, Lukaku became the most expensive player of all time with cumulative transfer fees of almost £285 million, surpassing Neymar