Lautaro Martinez reveals he ‘spoke every day’ with Romelu Lukaku during the Belgian’s miserable season at Chelsea after £98m from Inter Milan… and says he is ‘very happy’ at his strike partner’s Serie A return this summer
- Inter striker Lautaro Martinez reveals he and Romelu Lukaku spoke ‘every day’
- The Argentine also admitted he is ‘very happy’ at his striker partner’s return
- Lukaku returned to Inter this summer after a failed move to former club Chelsea
- The Belgian had given an interview in 2021 where he questioned Thomas Tuchel
- He also revealed his hopes of returning to Inter one day to win further trophies
Lautaro Martinez reveals he and striker partner Romelu Lukaku remained in constant contact during the latter’s failed spell at Chelsea last season before a return to the San Siro this summer.
The Argentinian forward, 24, told Sky Italia he and Lukaku spoke ‘every day’ and was looking forward to reuniting with the Belgian forward as Inter look to win back their Serie A title from arch nemesis AC Milan.
Inter began their campaign well with two consecutive wins against Lecce and Spezia, with both forwards notching their first goals of the season.
Lautaro Martinez reveals he and Romelu Lukaku kept in contact after the Belgians’ Chelsea exit
Martinez told SkyItalia: ‘I am very happy he came back because he said we need to battle against everyone. He’ll give us a big hand and we will continue battling alongside him.
‘We kept in contact and spoke every day from the moment he left. He is a great help to this team.
‘We all want to keep improving, we have four talented strikers and all bring different characteristics.’
Martinez and Lukaku have combined for 20 goals in 79 games playing alongside one another
Martinez and Lukaku have played 79 games together, during which time they have combined for 20 goals – one of which came against Spezia on on Saturday – in all competitions, and won a Serie A title in 2020-21.
Lukaku’s return to Inter this summer on loan came after an unexpectedly poor return to former club Chelsea in which he managed only 13 goals in 42 games in all competitions, having arrived for a club-record fee of £98million in August 2021.
Despite scoring three in his first four games. Lukaku then…