{"id":56474,"date":"2021-12-31T17:46:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T16:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=56474"},"modified":"2021-12-31T16:24:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T15:24:43","slug":"epl-lukaku-names-three-clubs-he-wanted-to-join-after-leaving-inter-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/epl-lukaku-names-three-clubs-he-wanted-to-join-after-leaving-inter-milan","title":{"rendered":"EPL: Lukaku names three clubs he wanted to join after leaving Inter Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Chelsea striker, Romelu Lukaku, has named three top clubs he wanted to join after leaving Inter Milan in the summer of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Lukaku said he wanted to join Barcelona, Real Madrid, or Bayern Munich after failing to sign a new contract with Inter Milan.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Chelsea wasn\u2019t his first choice after deciding to leave the Serie A champions in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming less than 24 hours after the Belgium international hit out at Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel over his tactics at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast summer I went to talk to the Inter board and I asked for a new contract,\u201d Lukaku told Sky Sport Italia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said: I\u2019m 28, I wanted to plan my life in Italy with a new deal\u2026 but Inter said no. Maybe there wasn\u2019t the economic possibility. For me, it was difficult to accept.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are three teams at the top level: Barcelona, Real, Bayern. All the players dream of them, that\u2019s the truth. I thought I was going to one of those clubs after Inter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis didn\u2019t happen and I said: there is only one club where I can imagine myself, it\u2019s Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast summer I didn\u2019t think about going to Chelsea until they really came with an offer. Simone Inzaghi behaved very well with me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Chelsea contacted me it was a challenge for me. Also because it bothered me a lot to have ever won Premier League titles in 8 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was hard to turn down the chance to return to the Premier League in the club I supported since I was a child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Chelsea striker, Romelu Lukaku, has named three top clubs he wanted to join after leaving Inter Milan in the summer of 2021. Lukaku said he wanted to join Barcelona, Real Madrid, or Bayern Munich after failing to sign a new contract with Inter Milan. 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