Tottenham supervisor Antonio Conte has spoken out on Romelu Lukaku’s switch to Chelsea forward of the Blues’ go to to north London on Sunday afternoon – claiming that his former star was a ‘good signing’ for the membership.
Chelsea signed Lukaku from Inter Milan for a club-record price final summer time, and the Belgian acquired off to the very best begin by scoring three targets in as many Premier League video games on his return to Stamford Bridge.
However hardship then adopted; simply two league targets till the tip of the season noticed a speedy decline for the previous Manchester United star, and after brazenly criticising Thomas Tuchel’s techniques, he was frozen out of the first-team image with Kai Havertz as an alternative most popular up entrance by the German.
A mortgage swap again to Inter was sanctioned final month, with many criticising the Blues for his or her switch dealings by naming Lukaku as one of many worst offers of their historical past – understandably so given the monetary facet.
However Conte, who gained Serie A with Lukaku being one in every of his key gamers on the San Siro membership within the 2020/21 season, nonetheless thinks his arrival at Stamford Bridge was an excellent signing – and backed him to do effectively within the Italian top-flight on his return.
“We’re speaking a few huge sum of money for a participant and I feel we’re speaking a few actually vital striker on the planet,” Conte advised the Telegraph.
“However generally a state of affairs exterior of soccer occurs and I feel Romelu lived two years in Milan and he was the king. The followers confirmed him plenty of ardour and I feel he’s a man who wants this. And for that reason, I feel he needed to return to Milan.
“However, for certain, the signing was an excellent signing for Chelsea. Then, you realize very effectively there are gamers that want extra time to make an influence.
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“He has the potential to play within the Premier League. I keep in mind very effectively when he began to play final season, he performed rather well and also you within the media stated Lukaku is absolutely sturdy.
“Loads of issues can occur for the boldness to drop. Now it’s proper for him to play for an vital membership in Italy to attempt to get once more confidence in himself. However we’re speaking a few actually vital, a very good striker.”
