Romelu Lukaku’s agent, Federico Pastroello, said it was “obviously a problem” for the Chelsea striker in an alarming interview published on Thursday
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Romelu Lukaku has distanced himself from Federico Pastorello after his agent said he had a “problem” with the often overlooked striker at Chelsea.
The 29-year-old Lukaku returned to Stamford Bridge in a £ 97.5 million club transfer from Inter last summer, but has only started 15 Premier League games this season. Thomas Tuchel often preferred other options to lead the line, which led the Belgian to admit that he was “not happy” with the Blues during an unrestricted interview in December.
As Tuhel and Lukaku drew a line under the incident, the minutes continued to be difficult for the former Everton and Manchester United frontman. He started the last two games for Chelsea, scoring three times, but was eliminated for the previous three and managed to score only eight goals in the top league this season.
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Discusses his client in an interview with an Italian publication The Republic on Thursday, Pastorello hinted that he could return to Serie A this summer. “I’m not the one discussing the technical choices, but obviously there was a problem,” he said.
“But the numbers need to be weighed: he is the team’s top scorer this season, even with lower playing times than his teammates. The situation must be carefully assessed, now there is a place in the Champions League to secure a FA Cup Final [against Liverpool on Saturday]: Romelu is completely focused on that, we haven’t talked about anything else.
“It is nonsense to speculate on the negotiations: Chelsea have just decided to take over the club, we still do not know our new interlocutors, not to mention whether we can assume negotiations with Inter, Milan or whatever. We have to be patient and wait. “
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One day after Pastorello’s eye-opening interview, Lukaku went on social media and seemed to suspect that his agent had spoken out of the ordinary. Writing in a story on Instagram, he wrote: “I will never, ever let anyone speak for me … I kept my mouth shut and focused on helping the team and ending the season in the best possible way.
“So, if anyone is there [is] trying to say something about me and the club … Not on my behalf. RL “Lukaku will hope that his latest appearances will be enough for him to win the title against Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday afternoon. He was in good shape in the FA Cup this season, scoring three times in five games, including a goal against Middlesbrough in the quarterfinals.
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