Before switching over to Chelsea in a monster deal, Romelu Lukaku stated that he was happy in Inter. In fact, he was saying that all summer, contrary from his agent and Inter. Facing a big financial crisis, the Chinese owner didn’t want to promise Antonio Conte that he won’t sell top starts (Lukaku included), so the Italian resigned. In the end, Ashraf Hakimi and Lukaku were sold for the sum of 22.5 billion Ksh in order to slash the costs. When the Belgian realized that the clubs will not fight to keep him, as they wanted to cash on him and slim the wage bill, he listened to his agent’s advise and returned to Chelsea.(2.25) INTER (3.50) JUVENTUS (3.35)And now, after almost pushing their most important striker out, Inter CEO Beppe Marotta went on to say that Lukaku basically left because he wanted more money.“Lukaku was sold for 115 million euros and we bought Dzeko for free. On the pitch, there isn’t much difference. Lukaku left to double his salary, in Italy these figures can’t exist. Today, we can’t make important investments, I wouldn’t be allowed to sign Lukaku for 75 million euros. We need reduced and specific investments” said Inter CEO to Il Corriere della Sera. In which language to speak to Lukaku? In whatever you want, he talks nine of them!Looking at the current stats, the Bosnian striker is more than admirable replacement for Lukaku. So far, Džeko scored seven goals in 11 appearances. But unlike Marotta, former Roma striker was full of praise of Inter’s former number 9.“He made important things here and Inter must thank him. He brought the Scudetto along with Conte and then he made his choice. Honestly, I always look ahead. I am here at Inter to win, but it’s never easy. Had Inter kept Conte and Lukaku and the same players of last year, they wouldn’t be sure to win the title anyway” said the Bosnian striker to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
