ROMELU LUKAKU faces disciplinary action from Chelsea after admitting he never wanted to leave Inter Milan.
Boss Thomas Tuchel vowed to read the riot act to his £97.5million striker for claiming he was unhappy with life at the Blues.
And the German’s mood won’t have improved when the second part of Lukaku’s interview with Sky Italia emerged suggesting he was pushed towards Stamford Bridge in the summer.
Lukaku, 28, said: “If there had been the offer of a new contract from Inter last summer as I wanted, we would not be doing this interview now here from London, but quietly from Milan.
“In that case I would have stayed at Inter 100 per cent last summer. No need to discuss that.
“I’m always thinking about Milano, Milano, Milano. Inter fans are the best in the world. I love the city and the best moment of my career was at Inter.
“I am in love with Italy – I have Inter in my heart.”
Asked about the prospect of playing again with his former Inter strike partner Lautaro Martinez, Lukaku added more fuel to the fire.
He added: “I miss Lautaro Martinez, I could die on the pitch for him since day one I met him.
“Lautaro Martinez coming here with me at Chelsea in the future? No, Lautaro, you can stay in Milan, I’ll be back there…”
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Lukaku is trying appease the Inter fans having left the club over the summer on the back of helping them become Serie A champions.
But it has had the exact opposite affect at Chelsea.
Tuchel dismissed the idea of selling the striker back to Inter but asked if disciplinary action and talks were likely, Tuchel said: “We will.
“We will do it behind closed doors and we will do it openly, like I think the relation is and has always been, so no further comments in public on that.
“I don’t like it because it brings noise that we don’t need and it is not helpful. If there is something it is behind closed doors, for sure.
“You know very well how it is to take lines out of context, it is very easy to shorten lines, make headlines and then later realise that it is not so bad and maybe not what he meant.
“But let’s be honest, we don’t like it, I don’t like it, because it’s noise that we don’t need. We need a calm environment and focus and it does not help.
“I don’t feel him unhappy. I feel the exact opposite. If you had asked me yesterday morning I would say I feel the exact opposite, that’s why it is a surprise.
“The dressing room is not necessary to be always in harmony. It is not necessary to be successful. We don’t have to love each other, hug each other every single day.
“Sometimes it’s good to be on the edge, to be a bit like in disharmony when it’s between certain boundaries.
“The thing with Romelu, I don’t think anyone in this building is aware that he’s unhappy and that’s what makes us very surprised about this statement because I can see no reason why this should be like this.”
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