Ahead of his return from Chelsea to Inter Milan, Romelu Lukaku said he was «very happy» to be back after the Belgian international striker arrived in Milan on Wednesday.

He will undergo a medical later in the day before making his long-awaited Inter comeback official. The two clubs agreed to complete the transfer with initial eight million euros ($8.42 million) plus a further potential three million euros in bonuses for the loan.

During his stay at Inter Milan, before he moved to Chelsea, within two years he scored 64 goals in 95 games and driving them to their first Serie A title in over a decade, the 2021 Scudetto ending both an 11-year drought and Juventus’ grip on Italian football.

Coach Thomas Tuchel said «he was the type of guy we were missing» after he netted four times in his first four games, but his next goal didn’t come until early December and injury, Covid-19 and poor form kept him out of the team.

By the interview he had with Sky Sport, he infuriated Chelsea fans becuase he said he isn’t happy with Chelsea and so has Inter in his heart and wants to return.

Those comments also led Inter’s hardcore ultras to say they weren’t interested in having him back, considering his move to Chelsea a betrayal of his claim to love the Milanese club.

They told other fans not to arrive en masse to welcome Lukaku back as he is now «just one of many» after previously being «treated like a king» by supporters.

Lukaku will be critical to coach Simone Inzaghi’s bid to snatch back the league crown from AC Milan after they finished two points behind their local rivals last term.