Romelu Lukaku's agent has spoken out for the first time following the recent transfer links that could potentially see the striker return to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea have been in hot pursuit for a forward this summer and have turned their attention to Lukaku after any deal for Erling Haaland appeared highly unlikely.
The Blues have been unsuccessful with two separate bids to land Lukaku, but the Belgian is reportedly intent on returning to Chelsea, and Inter Milan are expected to accept a third bid of around €130million (£110million).
As expected, the news has not gone down well with the Inter fans.
Inter's owners, Suning Holdings Group, had promised that no more big stars would be sold following the sale of Achraf Hakimi to Paris Saint Germain earlier this summer for €60million (£51million), but it looks more and more likely that the Serie A champions may let the Belgian leave.
Some of the club's 'ultras' placed a banner outside of the Inter headquarters on Wednesday telling the owners to ‘watch out’ if a deal is agreed for Lukaku, and other fans targeted the Belgian's agent, Federico Pastorello, leaving angry comments on his Instagram page.
The hate drove one supporter to issue an apology to the agent on Thursday night, as he left this comment on Pastorello's page: "I apologise on behalf of Inter fans for the bad words in these comments… everything is fine, but exaggerating in this way seems too much to me" the Inter fan said.
However, he too doesn't want Lukaku to leave, so he followed his comment with: "But if you can do what you can to keep Lukaku you would make many happy… Otherwise thanks anyway and good luck."
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Lukaku's agent responded to the message, although it has since been deleted, stating: "Thank you for these words of yours. You will be able to hear our reasons soon, however this turns out."
The comments have sparked increased speculation and optimism among the Chelsea supporters as the agent seemed to suggest that a move could be happening.
Lukaku signed for Chelsea from Anderlecht back in 2011, but failed to break into the first team, as he was sold to Everton just three years later for £28million.
The Belgian went on to demonstrate exactly what Chelsea had missed out on, and also moved to Manchester United before moving to the Serie A.
Lukaku scored 81 Premier League goals following his departure, and his impact in Milan helped Inter win their first league title in over a decade,
He has also become Belgium's all-time top goalscorer, and now Chelsea must heavily pay the price for letting him go, if they wish to re-sign the 28-year-old.
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