During the June 2023 transfer window, Romelu Lukaku signed for AS Roma instead of Inter Milan, where he won the Scudetto and was on loan in the 2022/23 season. Due to his enormous wage and huge transfer price, the Blues were unable to sell him (again) and were again forced to loan him (again). But the situation with Inter dragged on, and then it was revealed that he negotiated with much hated Juventus, and all hell broke loose. Inter director later claimed that Lukaku didn’t respond to any phone calls, the Belgian vowed to tell his side of the story (we are still waiting for that), and he moved to Roma.Inter CEO Beppe Marotta DISMISSES any interest from PSG for Lautaro Martinez 🇦🇷❌“We’ve had no signals from PSG or any other club. We’re extremely optimistic on new deal to being agreed with Lautaro soon, he loves Inter – same for Barella.” 🗣️ Beppe Marotta 🖤💙 pic.twitter.com/cllFPEsHYO— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) February 16, 2024 Since Inter Milan is one of the most troubled clubs in terms of finances, many believed that the mission on Lukaku had something to do with that, especially when they made a great free-agent signing Marcus Thuram, But, Inter’s CEO Beppe Marota said the financial reasons had nothing to do with it. In fact, he was planning for a ‘hell’ trio of Lukaku, Thuram and Lautaro.“We would have taken Lukaku anyway, even with Thuram. If Lukaku had accepted, we would have found ourselves with him, Lautrao and Thuram. That said, maybe there wouldn’t have been the same chemistry that we see today between Marucs and Lautaro. So, put vulgarly, the hypothetical is bulls***” he said during his Q&A session in Rome on Friday.Who is the best? I am!Lukaku has scored 15 goals in all competitions for Roma, out of which nine are in Serie A, making him the sixth goal scorer in the league, after Thuram’s 10 and Lautaro’s 20. Still, Inter are quite good without the Chelsea striker, as they sit seven points clear at the top of the Serie A table with a game in hand after 25 rounds of league fixtures.⚽Lautaro Martinez & Marcus Thuram Serie A Stats this season🇦🇷Martinez: 20 goals, 2 assists🇫🇷Thuram: 10 goals, 7 assists 30 goals🔥👀#HapSport #SerieA #InterMilan #Thuram #Alexissanchez #LatatoMatinez #Assist #Goals #TrendingNow #Viral pic.twitter.com/IVgK7HHfFs— Chipez football❤️❤️⚽☺️ (@ChibuikemO68866) February 17, 2024 One of the reasons is certainly the coach Simone Inzaghi, who manages the team really good, which was not expected after he inherited title winning Antonio Conte.”He manages the locker room very well on a human level, he gets the most out of everyone. He seems like a teammate at times, but he still enjoys great respect from the players. He has grown a lot. Among other things, there is one thing which is rarely talked about: compared to the Spalletti and Conte generations, he has ten years less experience. He will be able to go another way” said Marotta.SERIE AFridayBologna – Verona 2-0 (1-0)/Fabbian 27, Freuler 65/Saturday17.00: (2.30) Sassuolo (3.45) Empoli (3.30)20.00: (2.95) Salernitana (3.20) Monza (2.50)22.45: (2.35) Genoa (3.20) Udinese (3.50)Sunday14.30: (1.33) Juventus (5.00) Frosinone (10.0)17.00: (4.50) Cagliari (3.60) Napoli (1.90)20.00: (7.50) Lecce (4.40) Inter (1.45)22.45: (2.45) Milan (3.50) Atalanta (3.00)Monday20.30: (1.95) Roma (3.35) Torino (4.20)22.45: (2.40) Fiorentina (3.35) Lazio (3.25)***odds are subject to change
