Chelsea move: Here’s what Lukaku said before boarding plane to London

Romelu Lukaku gave a brief message to Inter Milan fans before boarding a plane to London to complete his £97.5m move to Chelsea.

The Belgium striker completed the first part of his medical in Milan over the weekend and is now travelling to London on a private jet to complete his move to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea hope to unveil Lukaku as their new club-record signing before Wednesday’s UEFA Super Cup clash against Europa League holders Villarreal.

Lukaku struggled during his first spell at Chelsea but returns to west London as one of the best strikers in Europe, having thrived for Inter Milan and also enjoyed spells at Manchester United and Everton since leaving Stamford Bridge in 2014.

Asked whether he had a message for Inter fans as he head into the airport on Monday evening, Lukaku said: ‘Greetings to the Inter fans who wanted me to stay. I’ll send a message in a few days.’

Lukaku, who is already Belgium’s record goalscorer, netted 30 goals for Inter Milan last season to help Antonio Conte’s side win the Serie A title.

Graeme Souness believes Lukaku has ‘unfinished business’ at Chelsea and will flourish at his former club under Thomas Tuchel, who led the Blues to Champions League glory last term.

Souness wrote in The Times: ‘Romelu Lukaku may still have unfinished business at Chelsea, who sold him to Everton seven years ago. I am an enormous fan of him.

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‘I used to say he was the centre forward that Premier League centre halves would least like to play against because of his speed and strength.

‘He appears to have a different focus to his game from going to Italy. Whether that is down to losing weight and a different training regime, I do not know, but he appears a more energised player.

‘He has won the league in Italy at Inter Milan and everybody is raving about him there, so does he want to come back to England and show people the real Lukaku?’