Lukaku denies Chelsea, others amidst Premier League transfer interest

“Yes, I am staying. I’ve already had contact with the man who will become our new manager. Maybe I shouldn’t say that yet,” Lukaku said. “It was a very positive conversation. There’s also the challenge of [winning the league] again. I feel good at Inter.”

“The heights I have reached as a player are thanks to him,” Lukaku said. “He repeats a lot, repeats tactical exercises. In the beginning, it was mostly individual, with lots of videos to get tactically better. He was always constructive in his criticism. Not killing me off to kill me off, but killing me to make me better.

“If you do that every day, for a player like me, who is super focused on football, I could only become a better player.

“When I heard he was going to leave, it was difficult because we have such a hungry group and guys who really work for the team. And then the cycle was suddenly stopped.”