Romelu Lukaku has been left angered by claims that he is prepared to quit Chelsea and return to Inter this summer.
The Belgian striker became the most expensive player in Chelsea's history when they spent £97million to secure his signature from the Italian champions last summer.
The 28-year-old has found the net just 11 times in 31 appearances for the Blues this season in his second spell with the club, having originally left Stamford Bridge permanently in 2014.
Having gone on to have spells with Everton and Manchester United, it was in Italy with Inter which the striker truly found his top form with 64 goals across the space of two seasons.
As recently reported by Mirror Football, Lukaku has no intention of leaving Stamford Bridge at present and wants to stay and fight for his place at the Champions League holders.
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The Belgian was widely recognised as the best player in Serie A last season where he spearheaded the Milanese club's first league title in 11 years.
Yet he has not replicated this success at the Blues and the striker hit a low point last month, as he had just seven touches across 90 minutes against Crystal Palace in the Premier League – where he has netted just five goals this campaign.
That was the lowest number of touches on the ball for a player in the Premier League since records began for a player who stayed on the pitch for the full match.
That has led to reports in the Italian press that he is prepared to return to Serie A next summer and take a wage cut in order to force through a move.
This speculation has only heightened with Chelsea’s current precarious situation, with Blues owner Roman Abramovich sanctioned by the British government.
Yet a report in the Telegraph highlights how Lukaku has been left infuriated by these reports and believes that now is the time for everyone at Stamford Bridge to stick together.
Lukaku gave an interview to Sky Italia in December in which he expressed his desire to return to Inter “in the near future” – which led to him being disciplined by Blues boss Thomas Tuchel.
Thierry Henry, who formerly coached Lukaku at the Belgian national side, recently expressed his surprise at why Chelsea had moved for the striker last summer.
Henry, working as a pundit for CBS, said: “Chelsea like to press; to be active and to change the front three.
"Lukaku likes to stay in the middle so it makes it very difficult for him to adapt to the situation.
"But, again, why did you go and get him?”
There will now be serious doubts as to whether Chelsea’s club-record signing will be a regular in the line-up for the closing months of the campaign.
