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Chelsea record signing Lukaku re-joins Inter on loan

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Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku during the warm up before the match. (Photo: Action Images via Reuters

Romelu Lukaku has re-joined Inter Milan on loan from Chelsea, less than a year after becoming their record signing, with the Serie A side's president revealing on Wednesday that the Belgian striker would be back in the Nerazzurri kit once again.

Lukaku joined Chelsea for the second time last August for a reported £97.5 million (US$118.3 million), penning a five-year deal, but failed to hold down a regular spot in coach Thomas Tuchel's team, and returns to Inter to try to resurrect his career.

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