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Romelu Lukaku returns to Inter Milan on loan after flop Chelsea stint

Romelu Lukaku will again look to revive his career back in Italy after completing a sensational return to Inter Milan on a one-year loan deal, just 10 months after joining Chelsea for $135 million as the seventh most expensive football player ever at the time.

It’s a remarkable piece of business by Inter, which is reportedly paying Chelsea €8 million ($8.4 million) — plus up to €2 million in team-related bonuses — for Lukaku. The 29-year-old forward will go down as one of the biggest transfer flops in Premier League history and reportedly took a pay cut to secure his return to Italy after a miserable second spell at Chelsea.

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