Inter Milan striker, Romelu Lukaku has said he had no choice but to ask for an exit from Manchester United when Ole told him he might’ve to play on the wing.
The Belgian wrapped up a £73 million ($94m) switch to Inter from United on August 8, ending his underwhelming two-year spell at Old Trafford.
Ole decided to make Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial his first-choice pairing upfront this year, and this led to Rom deciding to quit the club.
According to Lukaku, he was not willing to be anything else but a striker.
His words, “I first learned to speak Italian whilst watching my brother Jordan playing for Lazio on TV,”
“Once I learned that [Ole Gunnar] Solsjkaer planned to put me on the wing, then I knew my time at Manchester United was over.”
On his new club, “I don’t mind being the most expensive player in Inter’s history, nor replacing Icardi, who give a lot here in Milan.
“When I arrived, Mauro was very nice and kind to me. I wish him all the best at Paris-Saint Germain and hope he wins there. We are two different forwards.
“It would be nice to be Capocannoniere (Serie A ‘s top goalscorer), but I’m not the type of player who says I want this or that individual title. I think of the team first. My biggest motivation is helping the team, and to help the team we score goals.
“So far everything has been fine, but I want to do better by working to the maximum every day in training. Now I’m at 100%, but I don’t stop, I want to show Inter that they decided well in signing me.”
“I’ve dreamed of Inter for some time. I loved [Brazilian] Ronaldo and Adriano, but it was Ibra that taught me everything, especially in our talks on the team bus. I believe he will return to Serie A.
“Conte is unique. We know what to do in every situation. He and [Jose] Mourinho are the two best coaches of my career.”
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