It now seems impossible for Inter to say no: Romelu Lukaku is destined for Chelsea for a figure close to 130 million euros. After Hakimi, another valuable piece is away and Lautaro Martinez could pack his bags too. Inter's project of glory is pulverized, moving towards a downsizing of ambitions and therefore also of objectives, a circumstance that evidently prompted Conte to say goodbye to the Nerazzurri club. Society must save, try to heal its balance sheets and tighten its belts. The Chinese group does not make clear its future moves but the disappointment among the fans remains and is great. Lukaku was among the protagonists of winning the Scudetto and had entered the hearts of the Nerazzurri people. A few days before the start of the championship,hopes of defending the title with a certain ease and making a difference in the Champions League are losing consistency. The figure is staggering, practically monstrous for the Belgian giant and Suning needs to get back on top. The fans are disappointed and resigned.
Realist instead Paolo Bonolis who, on Radio Punto Nuovo, says: "It's a matter of circumstances: I'm sorry to see that after a championship won the coach leaves, Hakimi leaves, Lukaku also leaves. Hakimi was expendable. Lukaku se it goes to 130, it is difficult to hypothesize a club that can say no given the circumstances. Now I am very confident in the ability of Marotta and Ausilio in compensating for these two starts with players who have the strength to rebuild an important squad ".
"Downsizing? The world - he adds - has changed in the meantime, it has changed in China. If cash problems are so strong, you can't cover them with Gagliardini and Perisic. There are extraordinary squads that have not won anything, like Manchester's. City or especially PSG. Then, it will be necessary to understand how to stop, but the circumstances cannot be reconciled. The offer for Lukaku is out of the market. The same happened with Zidane and Juve. Petagna? If they give it to me, I'm happy it's the White Lukaku ".
In reality, for now, the focus is on Atalanta's Duvan Zapata or Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic. The question remains whether there will be a domino effect with other excellent releases. Lukaku, leader on and off the pitch, will be missed by everyone, especially the team that today finds Christian Eriksen back in Milan. A joyful shot with the Dane who is photographed among his teammates with the n.24 shirt. He is fine and in excellent psycho-physical shape. "Happy to see you again. I hope God wants you to be back with us soon", tweets Arturo Vidal.