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Do you guys take a leak on every player who leaves your club and especially when they are on the ground?
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Pathetic performance from him tonight.
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According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter Milan want to either renew Romelu Lukaku's season-long loan at the club or discuss a permanent deal and will be meeting with the Blues in March to decide on the future of the 29-year-old Belgium international.
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Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has had his one-match ban overturned by the Italian Football Federation as a measure to fight racism.
He was sent off in the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg 11 days ago after he scored a penalty and held his finger to his lips in front of Juventus fans.
It was a response to being racially abused "before, during, and after the penalty", his representatives said.
Lukaku said: "I believe... justice has been done."
Italy's Sports Court of Appeal upheld the ban but FIGC president Gabriele Gravina stepped in after assessing the Federal Prosecutor's Office report.
The report indicated "unequivocally that the behaviour of the player sanctioned by the match director followed the serious and repeated displays of hatred and racial discrimination by the opposing fans", the FIGC statement read.
"The measure reiterates how the fight against all forms of racism constitutes one of the founding principles of the sporting system."
Lukaku, who was shown a second yellow card because his celebration was deemed to be provocative, is now available to play in the second leg with the tie level at 1-1.
Lukaku praised Gravina's intervention and added: "This sends out a great message to the whole world of sport and beyond.
"This has shown that the desire is there to fight racism."
He was sent off in the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg 11 days ago after he scored a penalty and held his finger to his lips in front of Juventus fans.
It was a response to being racially abused "before, during, and after the penalty", his representatives said.
Lukaku said: "I believe... justice has been done."
Italy's Sports Court of Appeal upheld the ban but FIGC president Gabriele Gravina stepped in after assessing the Federal Prosecutor's Office report.
The report indicated "unequivocally that the behaviour of the player sanctioned by the match director followed the serious and repeated displays of hatred and racial discrimination by the opposing fans", the FIGC statement read.
"The measure reiterates how the fight against all forms of racism constitutes one of the founding principles of the sporting system."
Lukaku, who was shown a second yellow card because his celebration was deemed to be provocative, is now available to play in the second leg with the tie level at 1-1.
Lukaku praised Gravina's intervention and added: "This sends out a great message to the whole world of sport and beyond.
"This has shown that the desire is there to fight racism."
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Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku is set to join Serie A side Roma on a season-long loan.
The deal includes an £8m loan fee and Roma will be covering the 30-year-old Belgium international's wages.
Inter Milan had hoped Lukaku, who is not part of Mauricio Pochettino's plans at Chelsea, would return to the club where he spent last season on loan.
But the forward was unhappy coach Simone Inzaghi did not start him in the Champions League final.
Juventus were also keen to sign Lukaku but were unable to make the changes required to their squad.
There are still some details to be finalised but the agreement for his return to Italy is essentially done.
The move to Roma means Lukaku will be reunited with Jose Mourinho, who persuaded him to join Manchester United ahead of Chelsea when he moved to the Old Trafford outfit from Everton in 2017.
Lukaku moved back to Chelsea from Inter Milan for £97.5m in August 2021 on a five-year-deal for his second spell at Stamford Bridge, but has struggled to establish himself and this season has been training away from the first team.
He has scored 15 goals in 59 games for the Blues in two spells and is 20th on the Premier League all-time goal scoring list with 121 goals.
"When he is conditioned and fit he is a real handful," former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club
"He has had a brilliant career but, at 30, he has to prove himself again.
"The Chelsea thing is baffling in some respects, that he seemed to be frozen out and Chelsea have a striker crisis, yet they weren't bringing him back into the fold which was slightly odd."
The deal includes an £8m loan fee and Roma will be covering the 30-year-old Belgium international's wages.
Inter Milan had hoped Lukaku, who is not part of Mauricio Pochettino's plans at Chelsea, would return to the club where he spent last season on loan.
But the forward was unhappy coach Simone Inzaghi did not start him in the Champions League final.
Juventus were also keen to sign Lukaku but were unable to make the changes required to their squad.
There are still some details to be finalised but the agreement for his return to Italy is essentially done.
The move to Roma means Lukaku will be reunited with Jose Mourinho, who persuaded him to join Manchester United ahead of Chelsea when he moved to the Old Trafford outfit from Everton in 2017.
Lukaku moved back to Chelsea from Inter Milan for £97.5m in August 2021 on a five-year-deal for his second spell at Stamford Bridge, but has struggled to establish himself and this season has been training away from the first team.
He has scored 15 goals in 59 games for the Blues in two spells and is 20th on the Premier League all-time goal scoring list with 121 goals.
"When he is conditioned and fit he is a real handful," former Chelsea striker Chris Sutton told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club
"He has had a brilliant career but, at 30, he has to prove himself again.
"The Chelsea thing is baffling in some respects, that he seemed to be frozen out and Chelsea have a striker crisis, yet they weren't bringing him back into the fold which was slightly odd."
Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku agrees to join Roma on season-long loan
Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has agreed to join Italian side Roma on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea.
The 30-year-old returns to Serie A having spent last season on loan with Inter Milan, helping them reach the Champions League final.
He is reported to have turned down a lucrative move to the Saudi Pro League.
"The welcome that this club and these fans gave me thrilled me and represents a further incentive to give everything for my new team," Lukaku said.
Lukaku is believed to have accepted a wage cut to be reunited with coach Jose Mourinho at Roma.
Mourinho briefly managed Lukaku in 2013-14, during the striker's first spell at Chelsea, before the Portuguese signed him for Manchester United from Everton in 2017 for £75m.
Lukaku added: "I had the opportunity to speak with the owners in recent days and I was struck by their ambition.
"Now we have to work, be humble and grow game after game. For my part, I can't wait to make myself available to my teammates, on and off the field."
After making a £74m permanent move to Inter from United in 2019, Lukaku re-joined Chelsea for £97.5m in 2021 but his return proved unsuccessful and he has not played for the Blues since May 2022.
Lukaku did not travel with Chelsea for their pre-season tour of the United States and despite still having three years left on his contract, he was not part of new manager Mauricio Pochettino's plans for 2023-24.
"Knowing that Lukaku has chosen Roma can only represent a source of great satisfaction for all of us. With his arrival we acquire further experience, professionalism and desire to win", Roma's general manager of the sports area Tiago Pinto.
"All our choices are always aimed at raising Roma's level of competitiveness. Seeing the fans welcome Romelu with that enthusiasm makes us really proud."
Lukaku has previously won the Belgian championship with Anderlecht, an FA Cup and a Club World Cup with Chelsea, and a Scudetto, an Italian Cup and an Italian Super Cup with Inter.
Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku has agreed to join Italian side Roma on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea.
The 30-year-old returns to Serie A having spent last season on loan with Inter Milan, helping them reach the Champions League final.
He is reported to have turned down a lucrative move to the Saudi Pro League.
"The welcome that this club and these fans gave me thrilled me and represents a further incentive to give everything for my new team," Lukaku said.
Lukaku is believed to have accepted a wage cut to be reunited with coach Jose Mourinho at Roma.
Mourinho briefly managed Lukaku in 2013-14, during the striker's first spell at Chelsea, before the Portuguese signed him for Manchester United from Everton in 2017 for £75m.
Lukaku added: "I had the opportunity to speak with the owners in recent days and I was struck by their ambition.
"Now we have to work, be humble and grow game after game. For my part, I can't wait to make myself available to my teammates, on and off the field."
After making a £74m permanent move to Inter from United in 2019, Lukaku re-joined Chelsea for £97.5m in 2021 but his return proved unsuccessful and he has not played for the Blues since May 2022.
Lukaku did not travel with Chelsea for their pre-season tour of the United States and despite still having three years left on his contract, he was not part of new manager Mauricio Pochettino's plans for 2023-24.
"Knowing that Lukaku has chosen Roma can only represent a source of great satisfaction for all of us. With his arrival we acquire further experience, professionalism and desire to win", Roma's general manager of the sports area Tiago Pinto.
"All our choices are always aimed at raising Roma's level of competitiveness. Seeing the fans welcome Romelu with that enthusiasm makes us really proud."
Lukaku has previously won the Belgian championship with Anderlecht, an FA Cup and a Club World Cup with Chelsea, and a Scudetto, an Italian Cup and an Italian Super Cup with Inter.
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