Romelu Lukaku: I made up my mind to leave Manchester United in March
Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has revealed he made his decision to leave Manchester United well before the end of last season and that Red Devils manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wanted him to stay at Old Trafford.
The Belgian spoke to Belgian newspaper Het Belang van Limburg while on international duty,.
“Solskjaer has my eternal respect. He understood me when I said in March that it was time for me to leave England. I have been in the Premier League as an 18-year-old boy, and now I am 26. Solskjaer wanted to keep me, but I was ready for something new.
“I have had a good relationship with trainer Antonio Conte for three years, and I know exactly what he expects of me. The first two weeks at Inter I worked very hard with the group and when my teammates got some rest, I trained individually.
“Thanks to my football intelligence, I integrated easily. We play in a system with two strikers, and that suits me. Anyway, I already knew my team-mates in advance.”
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Lukaku and team-mate Alexis Sanchez moved to Inter during the summer, leaving the Red Devils short on experienced attackers.