Romelu Lukaku has joined AS Roma on a season-long loan from Chelsea.
The 30-year-old Belgian spent his whole summer training with Chelsea's U21 and alienating Inter Milan fans.
Lukaku had a rocky relationship with Inter and their fans. He always professed his love for the club and even infamously forced the loan move after burning all bridges with Chelsea two months into his London life.
He seemed destined to rejoin Inter either on another loan or permanently this summer but things took a drastic turn in mid-July when it turned out Lukaku had been in talks with arch-rivals Juventus behind Inter's back.
Since then, Lukaku has been in limbo: Inter publicly ditched him, Juventus couldn't find the money and fans were hostile to Lukaku and Chelsea want nothing to do with the striker.
Lukaku is back in Italy where Jose Mourinho is willing to give Big Rom a try.
Things will get heated when AS Roma play Inter Milan and here's when it's scheduled to happen this season:
- 29 October Inter Milan vs AS Roma
- 11 February AS Roma vs Inter Milan
The clubs could potentially meet each other in other competitions like the Italian Cup or the Europa League.
