Not only did Lukaku's transfer turmoil not subside, but it became more and more like a dilemma rather than an end. As Lukaku was sent to the reserve team for training, his whereabouts were even more questionable.
Even the Belgian national media rarely expressed special sympathy for Lukaku, but hinted that Lukaku's stubbornness and insistence may have been his driving force, but now it is also his cage. "CAB사이트" listed "Lukaku's 10 enemies", and these 10 enemies almost represent his player career.
1 Racist encounters in childhood
Lukaku has had a fighting heart since he was born. His childhood was not easy. Father Roger came to Belgium from Congo to play football, and the family lived in a low-rent house in Antwerp Wentam for a long time. The mother had to dilute the milk with water. He played first at his local club Wintham, then Liers, and heard the same "chants" every week. At Wintham, Lukaku was one of the few boys of color. His genes make him bigger, stronger and faster than other people. He scored a lot of goals as a striker and made many opponents very frustrated. "Dirty niggers", "Africans"...he heard all the racist chants. Some people slandered him, saying that he was an African with a fake passport, and Lukaku was indeed born in Antwerp. This makes his personality.
2 Belgium fans
Lukaku made his mark at Anderlecht at the age of 16. The world was captivated by the glamor of this genius, he was quickly called up to the Belgian squad and kept scoring goals, but still...according to Lukaku himself, he was not appreciated for his performances in Belgium.
He led Belgium to the 2014 World Cup, but the attitude of the fans was always important to him. He pointed out in an interview: "I played for the national team with anger rather than pride. Take the game against Estonia as an example. I scored 2 goals and provided 1 assist. We won 8-1. Winning, I played really well. Even so, there were boos. I told my mother not to come to the scene again."
Was Lukaku treated harshly by the Belgian public for sometimes playing clumsy football? Nor can it be forgotten that fans have been paying tribute to the man who scored 75 goals in 115 international appearances.
3 Mourinho and Villas-Boas
When Lukaku moved to his dream club Chelsea at the age of 18, he clashed with manager Villas-Boas. The Portuguese were not overly enthusiastic about his arrival and have barely used the young striker. Even if the head coach is no longer Villas-Boas, Lukaku will have to watch Chelsea win the Champions League from the stands.
"I will never forgive him," he said of Villas-Boas.
A year later, when he was loaned out to West Bromwich Albion, the striker oracleed, "You'll see me score at least 15 goals there." 17 goals. After returning to Chelsea, Mourinho became the head coach of Chelsea. Lukaku missed an important penalty in the UEFA Super Cup match against Bayern. Lukaku, Torres, Demba Ba and other forwards were all driven away by Mourinho. Mourinho later sarcastically said that Lukaku did not want to participate in the competition. After that, Lukaku chose Everton and took root there.
4 Pastorello and Mino Raiola
In 2017, Manchester United paid Everton 84.7 million to sign Lukaku. Lukaku would have preferred to go to Chelsea, but his agent Mino Raiola (now deceased) pushed him to Manchester United, where Raiola could command a higher commission.
Raiola is said to have barely spoken to Chelsea, even arranging for Pogba to travel to Los Angeles with Lukaku on holiday in an effort to convince him to choose Manchester United.
Lukaku, of course, was not satisfied, and then gave up Raiola, and then cooperated with another Italian, Pastorello, who would operate him to join Inter Milan and then join Chelsea again. However, during Lukaku's second spell at Chelsea, Pastorello once said in the newspaper that "I won't elaborate on the tactical choice, but there are obviously problems." , he said, "no one speaks in my name." He and Pastorello have since parted ways.
5 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Ibrahimovic and Lukaku used to play together at Manchester United, but Lukaku was ridiculed by the Swedes for never scoring against top teams.
After moving to Inter Milan, Lukaku and Ibrahimovic who played for AC Milan became rivals. They all want to be the king of Milan. Remember that exciting picture of them in the Milan derby? Ibrahimovic even taunted Lukaku by saying, you can call your mother and ask her to do witchcraft.
That season, Lukaku won the game.
6 Chelsea fans
Lukaku was supposed to stay at Inter that summer - at least that's what he said - but his childhood favorite Chelsea convinced him again. Revenge, this is the meaning of joining for the second time. And, with better income. In England, the opportunity to exact revenge on those who laughed at him when he failed to achieve success.
Tuchel did not become Lukaku's favorite coach. Unlike Conte, the German did not allow his team to adapt and take care of Lukaku tactically. Lukaku had just seven touches in 90 minutes against Crystal Palace, often doing nothing. Lukaku suddenly said in an interview with Sky Italia TV-"I still think Milan City and Inter Milan fans are the best in the world." Chelsea's door has been closed to him since then, even if he still has a contract. It is also the root cause of today's predicament.
7 Inter fans
Lukaku returned to Inter Milan on loan to prove his worth. But fans haven't forgotten how he disappointed them when he left. A banner in the North Stand reads: "It doesn't matter who runs away when it rains, what matters is who stays in the storm."
The Belgian had to prove himself again, and it didn't go well. He was injured so often, he could have been a hero in the Champions League final, but he proved in that moment that he was the fool the fans used to laugh at. Despite this, Inter Milan fans are generally very tolerant, because Lukaku's efforts are worthy of recognition in the eyes of Inter Milan fans.
However, when the news came out that Lukaku was also in contact with rival Juventus, it was not a question of tolerance or not, it was "treason".
8 Juventus fans
In order to repay the love of Inter Milan fans, Lukaku has also expressed his love many times. So, never, never, never go to Juventus, that's the basic principle. What's more, Juventus fans racially attacked him during the Coppa Italia match.
So, why is Lukaku willing to contact Juventus privately? In fact, Juventus fans do not have much confidence in his joining, let alone feel a strong sense of revenge against Inter Milan. Therefore, Juventus fans also protested his possible arrival. So, why does Lukaku still want to play for Juventus? This is perhaps the most puzzling, as Juve remain by far the club most likely to sign him.
9 Gazzetta dello Sport
In England, Lukaku has attacked tabloids such as The Sun, accusing them of spreading too much wrong gossip. In Italy, Lukaku, who has a low-key lifestyle, should be satisfied with the media's affirmation of his self-discipline and hard work . When extreme fans made racist attacks on him, the attitude of the Italian media in solidarity with him was also very clear.
However, since the news of his private contact with Juventus came out, the long period of mutual respect and love between Lukaku and the Italian media has also come to an end. La Repubblica likened him to a snake: they shed their skin several times, each time with a different skin. Lukaku believes that the Italian media is fabricating and slandering him, especially when the "Gazzetta dello Sport" issued a report that Lukaku asked Inter Milan to forgive but hit a wall, Lukaku reacted. For Lukaku, the best media is silent media.
10 Himself
With enemies all the time, Lukaku's playing career has never lacked motivation. Although sometimes he has to find new clubs to express himself. Who is next?
Sometimes fate hit him in the face like a boomerang. The last thing Lukaku wants to do is to fight the windmill, but who can stop him?