Romelu Lukaku boards private jet to complete Chelsea transfer as he makes Inter Milan promise
Romelu Lukaku has boarded a private jet to complete his transfer to Chelsea.
The 28-year-old has also made a promise to Inter Milan supporters, who he leaves after
two years in Italy.
Having left Stamford Bridge in 2014 after just 15 appearances in three years, the Blues
are set to stump up £97.5million to bring the striker back to west London.
Lukaku scored 66 times in 97 matches for Inter, helping them win the Serie A title in May
before manager Antonio Conte left the cash-strapped club.
The Belgian will now follow in what has been somewhat of a mass exodus in the blue half
of Milan this summer.
Fabrizio Romano reported Lukaku's departure from the airport after he completed the first
part of his medical.
The Italian journalist also quoted what the ex-Manchester United man said amid of a swarm
of press.
"I’m gonna send a message [to Inter fans] soon," revealed Lukaku.
Earlier on Monday, he was spotted in a car with a Chelsea shirt, the club he failed to
make the grade at as a younger.
Having arrived from Anderlecht in 2011, loan spells with West Bromwich Albion and Everton
were the only good memories he made in the English capital.
The Toffees would pay £28million for his services in 2014 before United signed him
for £75m three years later.
The Red Devils are set to receive £7m of the money Inter receive thanks to a sell-on
clause inserted into the deal which saw him leave Old Trafford in 2019.
A proven goalscorer, Lukaku's ability in front of goal is exactly what Thomas Tuchel has
been searching for in the transfer window.
Bundesliga duo Erling Haaland and Robert Lewandowski were linked but the Blues were knocked back
and turned to the man that Conte tried to sign in 2017 while he was Chelsea boss.
The former Blues manager admitted to the Telegraph in 2020: "I asked for two players and we were
very, very close after we won the league.
"One player was Romelu Lukaku, the second player was Virgil van Dijk, and these two
players were very, very close."
"For sure, it would have been a different story if I was the coach of Romelu."
"Romelu is an incredible player and he has a lot of space for improvement," Conte said
prior to their title triumph.
"In one year at Inter, he had a lot of improvement because he wants to learn and I think I am
a teacher.
"But he can continue to improve to become one of the best strikers in the world."
And so he did, firing Inter to their first Scudetto in over a decade.
Now, Lukaku will be tasked with helping his old club to their first Premier League title
in five years come next May.