That's the farce of Lukaku! Belgian monsters apologized to manager Tuchel and Chelsea for their controversial move and accepted a fine of 500,000 euros. On Monday, local time, Lukaku has returned to the team for training.
Some time ago, without informing Chelsea club and his agent, Lukaku ghostly contacted Sky Sports Italian reporters and did an exclusive interview at his home in London.
In an interview, Lukaku said he was unhappy at Chelsea, how much he loved Inter and Inter fans and wanted to return to the Nerazzurri at his peak. In addition, there are some controversial remarks, which have aroused heated discussion in the outside world.
Chelsea only bought back Lukaku for a record price of €115 million six months ago, and Lukaku's behavior clearly lacked respect for the current owner. Chelsea have angered Romelu Lukaku's bewilderment and manager Tuchel has sidelined him from Chelsea's squad against Liverpool last weekend as a punishment.
Italy's "Repubblica" reported today that in addition to an internal ban for Lukaku, Chelsea also decided to impose a fine of 500,000 euros on Lukaku. Lukaku has apologized to the team and his teammates for his inappropriate remarks and accepted the team's punishment for him.
Famous journalist Romano said that Lukaku had a face-to-face exchange with Tuchel on Monday, and Tuchel conveyed the club's position: Lukaku cannot leave the team in the winter window and will not be loaned. At the same time, Lukaku also participated in the team's training and is expected to debut in the Midweek League Cup.
On Tuesday night, Beijing time, at the pre-League Cup semi-final press conference between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, Tuchel revealed that Lukaku had apologized to the team for the controversial interview, and the matter had been turned over.
Tuchel said: "We had time to calmly deal with this matter, Lukaku apologized and returned to the base for training. For me, the most important thing is to understand and believe that this event was not intentional. It's not as serious as one might think, but it's not small, but it's enough to keep us calm and move on. ”
"I never doubted Lukaku's commitment to the club, was he deliberately causing trouble? No, but he should be more aware of the circumstances of the matter, and he thinks he has a responsibility to take care of it and he will do it. ”
A number of British media said Chelsea boss Abramovich and the board unanimously supported Tuchel, authorizing Tuchel to impose any disciplinary penalties on Lukaku. Lukaku spoke to Tuchel and director Marina Grafnoskaya on Monday, admitting the mistake and accepting the penalty.
Chelsea journalist Matt Law said Abu thought Tuchel's handling of the Lukaku incident was perfect. Tuchel did not kill Lukaku with a stick, giving him the opportunity to wear the guilt. It is now up to Lukaku to show back to the club.