Romelu Lukaku has posted a cryptic Instagram story and broken his silence amid the ongoing saga regarding the next step of his career.
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino confirmed the striker’s career at Stamford Bridge was over earlier this week, with the Belgian international not joining the Blues squad on their pre season tour.
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Now Lukaku – who is keen to move away from Stamford Bridge – has spoken for the first time since the news.
Posting on his Instagram story to his 8.9million followers, the ex-Everton star wrote: “When that hate don’t work they start telling lies”, followed by a peace sign emoji.
After a disappointing return to Stamford Bridge that saw him score just eight league goals following his £97.5million move in 2021, Lukaku returned to Inter Milan on loan last season.
A promising campaign led the 30-year-old to look set to rejoin the Serie A side permanently.
But the Italian giants then pulled out.
The Serie A side had pinned their decision on finding out that advisers working on behalf of Lukaku had secret talks with bitter rivals Juventus.
It remains to be seen whether Juve will sign him.
After turning down a move to Saudi Arabia, Juventus now need to sell Dusan Vlahovic to finance a move for Lukaku, with the Blues keeping tabs on the Serbian striker.
Lukaku helped Inter reach the Champions League final last term, scoring three times in the competition and netting ten in 25 Serie A appearances.
But for now it looks as though the striker won’t be returning to the San Siro.
