I hope to convince Chelsea to extend my stay at Inter – Lukaku

On-loan Chelsea striker, Romelu Lukaku, said he is hoping to put his injuries and Belgium’s premature World Cup exit behind him and return to form for Inter Milan in a bid to discuss a permanent move from Chelsea.

Lukaku missed a huge chunk of games in the first half of the season due to hamstring and thigh injuries which affected his return to the national team as Belgium crashed out of the World Cup in the group stage.

The 29-year-old is on loan from Chelsea and sealing a permanent move back to Inter could be difficult as the Premier League side looks to recoup the 97.5 million pounds ($117.50 million) they paid the Serie A club in August 2021.

Lukaku told Sky Sports Italy, “Everyone knows what I want. Right now I have to do whatever is necessary with the team to make Inter win and then we can talk to Chelsea. The idea is to finish [my career] with Anderlecht. I’m nearly 30, my son started school here and plays in the Inter academy. I’m fine, Inter always has ambition to keep growing.

“I want to stay here and do things right. I hope to do well with Inter in the next six months, work to the maximum and then at the end we talk to Chelsea and hope to find a solution.”