Chelsea loanee Romelu Lukaku drops hint over his future after Roma thrash Brighton | 18N5311 | 2024-03-08 16:08:01
Romelu Lukaku is loving life at Roma, but stopped in need of saying he needed to go away Chelsea permanently for the Italian club.
His comments came after Roma thrashed Brighton within the first-leg of their Europa League last 16 tie on Thursday night.
Objectives from Paulo Dybala, Lukaku, Gianluca Mancini and Bryan Cristante on the Stadio Olimpico seem to have all however ended the Seagulls' European adventure.
The Belgium striker is on loan at Roma from Chelsea having did not safe a everlasting exit from Stamford Bridge final summer time, after strikes to Inter Milan and Juventus fell aside.
18 objectives and four assists in 35 appearances across all competitions thus far is an effective return, particularly in what has been a loopy season for the Serie A aspect who sacked Jose Mourinho in January.
But Lukaku is having fun with all of it and is inspired by new manager Daniele De Rossi's type of play, telling Sky Sport Italia after the Brighton win: 'The coach provides me extra freedom in midfield and to push up.
'I have to attack the area, whereas before I was asked to hold the ball up. It is the first time I'm getting used because the lone centre-forward in Italy, however I'm settling nicely and hope we will proceed enhancing to go far in Serie A and the Europa League.
'De Rossi talks about having new aims day-after-day and provides your greatest to hit these targets. Each coaching session is a check and I like that, because I feel nice players do should be stimulated.
'He stated we now have the target of moving into the highest four in Serie A and in addition progressing in Europe, so we will never let our foot off the fuel.
'It was a special expertise, but as quickly as I arrived, I saw how a lot the fans love this staff. I also referred to as Radja Nainggolan and he helped put together me for a way I should behave.
'Mourinho helped me and now De Rossi is just too. I try to give my greatest for Roma, many people don't know what my state of affairs was, so I thank Roma.'
So will Lukaku be a part of Roma completely? The 30-year-old was requested that actual question but might only give a coy answer, joking: 'I don't need to trigger controversy in England, I've to be clever about this!'
Lukaku returned to Chelsea in 2021 for a then club document £97million however he struggled to re-adjust to life in the Premier League.
Simply months into his second spell with the Blues, he gave an interview with Sky Italia where he stated he wished to return to Inter, sparking outrage among followers and successfully ending his future with the membership – which is clearly the 'controversy' the striker was referring to.
Inter and Juventus have been priced out of signing Lukaku final summer time, but together with his contract up in 2026, Chelsea will surely decrease their price ticket which might permit Roma to snap him up.
For more tales like this, check our sport page.
Comply with Metro Sport for the newest information on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Privacy PolicyThis website is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
More >> https://ift.tt/cb3Bnry Source: MAG NEWS
