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Lukaku: I went back to Chelsea to become a club hero

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The Belgian striker has opened up on his decision to rejoin the Blues last season.

Romelu Lukaku has insisted his unsuccessful return to Chelsea will be a source of motivation to regain his form at Inter.

A £97.5m move saw Lukaku return to Stamford Bridge last season. He scored eight goals in his 26 Premier League appearances last season, failing to live up to expectations under Thomas Tuchel. 

A loan return to Inter has seen Lukaku get back to where he won the Scudetto in 2021. The Belgian star admits the short spell at Chelsea motivates him to work harder at San Siro.

 “The season at Chelsea gave me extra motivation to do even better than before,” he said. 

“I think in one year everyone has forgotten about the things I am capable of doing on the pitch.

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“That is a kind of anger that I have inside me. That now the team has it too, which didn’t win last year, all together we hope to do better and bring something home.”

“So many things. I think before, when I left, I wanted to take revenge at Chelsea because when I was young it was my team for 11 years,” Lukaku told DAZN. “I had the opportunity to go back there and thought I would be a hero, but that wasn’t the case.

“In March, when I heard there was an opportunity to come back here, slowly I didn’t say anything, but toward the end of the season we did a very good job with the club and I was able to come back here.

“I make reflections only at the end of the season. So after the last game I put myself to think what my situation was. I saw that as a player with Inter I did well, the season at Chelsea for me was difficult. There were no doubts, that’s why I made the decision to come back here.”

Lukaku can make his second debut at Inter when they face Lecce in their Serie A opener on Saturday.

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