- The 30-year-old previously returned to Inter on loan from Chelsea in 2022
- A tricky start saw him come into form late at the San Siro last season
- Lukaku has been discrete about his difficult summer but dropped recent hints
Romelu Lukaku has been accused of lacking ‘respect’ by Inter Milan’s sporting director Piero Ausilio months after his acrimonious departure from the San Siro.
The Chelsea loanee spent last season at his former club, and gradually rediscovered his form for the Nerazzurri, leading to speculation that the Milanese club might attempt to make his return permanent.
But Inter’s repeated advances were deemed below Chelsea’s asking price, and whilst negotiations were ongoing, Lukaku is thought to have opened talks with Juventus.
Discussions with the Old Lady were believed to have deterred Inter, but Lukaku plumped for a move to join Jose Mourinho‘s set-up at Roma after fan protests at his proposed signing in Turin.
Inter fans were in no mood to celebrate Lukaku’s past achievements in blue and black when Roma travelled to the San Siro on Sunday, with the Curva Nord distributing thousands of whistles to be sounded when Lukaku stepped onto the pitch.
Inter Milan’s sporting director Piero Ausilio has called out former player Romelu Lukaku
The striker was accused on lacking ‘respect’ in ongoing negotiations over a possible extended stay at the San Siro this summer
Lukaku’s return to Milan was an uneasy one on Sunday which saw Roma lose 1-0 on the road
In conversation with Radio Serie A, Ausilio attempted discretion when asked about his former player, but dropped a number of hints about negotiations broke down during the summer transfer window.
‘I prefer not to talk about a player currently at another club, I have never done that in recent months,’ Ausilio began. ‘I say that I like to think about the present and the future, Lukaku is part of the past: with him, we won a Scudetto, lost two finals, and he brought us an important capital gain.
‘What happened? I prefer not to talk about it.
‘All I’m saying is that there has to be politeness and respect: things were obviously going on, but at a certain point these conditions came to…