Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku has been personally driving his return to Inter Milan for much of the year, it has been revealed.
Il Corriere dello Sport says Lukaku personally arranged his return to Inter Milan by phoning coach Simone Inzaghi on his birthday and asking to come back to the San Siro.
Lukaku took the lead in pushing through the comeback, bypassing even his now former agent Federico Pastorello, by picking up the phone to Inzaghi over two months ago.
The call took place at 8.30am on April 5 and after wishing the coach a happy 46th birthday, Lukaku reportedly asked: ‘Mister, what can I do to return to Inter?’
The conversation came the day before Chelsea played their crunch Champions League quarter-final, first leg against Real Madrid.
They lost the match 3-1, with Karim Benzema scoring a stunning hat-trick, and Lukaku wasted one of Chelsea’s best opportunities on the night as he headed wide when well placed.
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