Romelu Lukaku’s decision to leave Chelsea and re-join Inter Milan this summer was made by ‘heart and instinct’ and not via his wallet.
That’s according to former Belgian midfielder turned analyst Thomas Chatelle, who believes the striker ‘did well to flee’ to the Italian side.
Lukaku returned to Inter on loan in the summer a year after Chelsea had paid £101.7m to sign him from the then Serie A champions.
The striker had reinvented himself in Italy following a move from Manchester United in 2019, scoring 34 goals in his first season and 30 the following year.
That prompted Chelsea to spend big to bring him back to the club, but he endured a miserable year at Stamford Bridge last season, falling out of favour under Thomas Tuchel and spending much of the campaign sat on the bench.
He was thus shipped back to Inter on in the hope of regular football and getting his mojo back ahead of the World Cup and Chatelle believes that was the right choice to make.
“He did well to flee to Inter because it was first and foremost a human choice, even more than a sporting one,” Voetbal Primeur report him saying.
“Of course, he feels good there in the city. He also finds the warmth he needs there.
“On a sporting level, it depends on the coach on the ground. Graham Potter only touched down at Chelsea a month ago, but what would he have done with Lukaku?
“In fact, he has let his heart and instinct speak, not his wallet. Despite his injury, he has found his Milan family again. That is beneficial with a view to the World Cup.”
