Chelsea re-sign Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan for £97.5m

Chelsea have re-signed Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku for a club transfer record of £97.5m from Inter Milan.

One of the most prolific strikers in European football, Lukaku returned to the club he supported as a young boy and where he has unfinished business, having been on the books of the Blues between 2011 and 2014.

Lukaku has signed a five-year contract and will add attacking firepower to Thomas Tuchel’s squad of European champions.

Lukaku: ‘’I’m happy and blessed to be back at this wonderful club’’

‘’It’s been a long journey for me: I came here as a kid who had a lot to learn, now I’m coming back with a lot of experience and more mature’’.

‘’The relationship I have with this club means so much to me, as you know. I have supported Chelsea as a kid and now to be back and try to help them win more titles is an amazing feeling’’.

‘’The way the club is going fits my ambitions perfectly at 28 and just coming off winning Serie A. I think this opportunity comes at the right time and hopefully we can have a lot of success together’’.

‘’Since I left Chelsea, it’s been a long journey with a lot of ups and downs, but these experiences made me strong and the challenge is to try to help the team win some more trophies. I can’t wait to get started and to help the club achieve more success’’

Aged just 18 Lukaku arrived at Stamford Bridge from Anderlecht in his homeland in the summer of 2011.

He made 15 Chelsea appearances in three seasons, two of which were largely spent on loan, before moving on to Everton, Manchester United and Inter Milan.

Lukaku was named the Europa League Player of the Season in 2019/20 at Inter, before playing an integral part as the Italian side won Serie A last season. His 24 goals and 11 assists earned him the competition’s MVP award.

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