Romelu Lukaku: Chelsea Striker Shares Cryptic Message on Instagram Regarding His Future

Romelu Lukaku: Chelsea Striker Shares Cryptic Message on Instagram Regarding His Future

Elijah Odetokun
July 22, 2023 at 1:34 PM
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  • Romelu Lukaku faces decisive moments regarding his future with Chelsea wanting him out
  • He returned to the club after his loan spell with Inter Milan and is looking for a permanent exit from Stamford Bridge
  • The Belgian has reportedly damaged his relationship with Inter after contacting Juventus

Romelu Lukaku seems to have hinted that all the news circulating in the media regarding his future has some shades of lies after his latest post on Instagram.

Lukaku returned to Chelsea from his Inter Milan loan spell, and both parties are willing to put a permanent end to their association as it has been chaotic since they reunited in 2021.

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Romelu Lukaku 'shush' the fans after scoring against Juventus in the Coppa Italia. Photo by Marco Canoneiro.
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He enjoyed a good first four months before falling out with Thomas Tuchel after an interview with Sky Italia, which derailed Chelsea's title bid and made the team lose two finals.

His return to Italy was marred by fitness issues which limited his performances in the first half of the season, but he stepped up in the second half to help the team secure the top four. He dropped a stinker in the UEFA Champions League final loss to Manchester City.

Lukaku posts cryptic message

Lukaku has had enough of the Italian media using his name to sell stories after a report from La Gazzetta dello Sports newspaper via Football Italia claimed his relationship with former teammates is damaged.

As spotted by CFC Daily, the 30-year-old posted a short message via his Instagram story, which appears to debunk the viral stories about him.

"When that hate don't work, they start telling lies…✌️,[sic]" he wrote.

Inter Milan have reportedly withdrawn from the race to re-sign him after reports emerged he spoke to rivals Juventus over a possible move, which angered every element of the club.

This came after Lukaku went incommunicado with club officials and teammates after Chelsea accepted their offer of €35m guaranteed fee plus €5m in add-ons.

Juve cool interest in Lukaku

Sports Brief reported that Juventus have cooled transfer interest in Lukaku as they are yet to offload Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic, whose fee they intend to use to fund the transfer.

This also comes after their fans protested against signing the former Manchester United striker when it emerged head coach Massimiliano Allegri was the only one pushing for him.

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