Chelsea are set to confirm the departure of striker Romelu Lukaku on Wednesday with a deal agreed with Inter Milan that will see him return to the Serie A side on loan.
Lukaku only made the move to Chelsea a year ago, signing for a club-record £97 million transfer fee from Inter Milan after leading Antonio Conte's side to their first league title in 10 years. But his first season back in the Premier League was a huge disappointment, finding the net just eight times in the top-flight.
In December an interview with Lukaku was broadcast on Sky Italia in which he revealed that he did not want to leave Inter and would have rather remained than sign for Chelsea. It caused plenty of friction with supporters and Thomas Tuchel and as the season progressed it looked less and less likely that he would have a long-term future at the club.
