ROMELU LUKAKU has opened up about his Chelsea departure, admitting he was completely frozen out of the squad.
The 31-year-old joined Chelsea in a huge £97.5million transfer from Inter Milan back in 2021 – seven years after initially leaving Stamford Bridge.
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After a promising start, his form began to drop and Lukaku quickly fell out of favour as a result of a bombshell interview whereby he revealed he was unhappy.
He was subsequently sent out on two successive loan spells before completing a permanent transfer to Napoli for £38m.
Now, seven months on from his exit, Lukaku has opened up about what happened in his final months in West London.
The Belgium international told Corriere dello Sport: “I wasn’t alone at Chelsea. Aubameyang and Ziyech were also out of the project.
“They made us change in the youth locker room. It’s business, the club tells you it doesn’t want you anymore and often also where you’ll end up.
“But if you want to leave, even for serious reasons, you don’t have the option. They drag it out until the last moment, they wear you down.
“Clubs have relationships with the media, and it doesn’t take much to put a player in a difficult position or create the wrong image.
“Believe me, I’ve seen things I never thought I would. One day, I’d like to explain all of this to younger players, who is really working for them and who is working against them.”
The striker also claimed that he was misinterpreted by fans and pundits during his time at Stamford Bridge.
He continued: “In England they had the wrong idea. For them I was lazy, but I never reacted to the attacks.
“I am someone who does his job and then goes home.
“In Italy the opinion has been reversed, here I am a worker. Now I am better than when I was at Inter.”
Lukaku has scored nine goals and provided eight assists in 27 appearances for Napoli so far this season.
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