Romelu Lukaku says he has a "kind of anger" inside of him following his failed return to Chelsea – and the Belgian striker is determined to remind everyone of his true ability after returning to Inter Milan on a season-long loan in the summer.
It was 12 months ago that Chelsea smashed their transfer record to bring Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge; the Blues paid £97.5million for the striker, who had led Inter to the Serie A title during the 2020/21 campaign. Lukaku made the perfect start with a goal on his debut against Arsenal but it soon became apparent he was not an ideal fit in Thomas Tuchel's side.
An ill-advised and unsanctioned interview with Sky Italia, broadcast in December, in which Lukaku declared he would one day return to Inter did little to help matters. And even scoring in the Club World Cup semi-finals and final could not repair the damage done to his relationship with Chelsea supporters.
