Lukaku reminisces about missed opportunity to move to Newcastle

In 2019, there was promising opportunity for Romelu Lukaku's younger brother to join the Premier League, but fate had different intentions for him.

"Not even being able to climb the stairs when you are young and a top athlete, it hurt," Lukaku told SoFoot.

"I had to go on loan to play again, and show myself again.

“They had allowed Durmisi to leave the club, so I couldn’t leave, otherwise Lulić would find himself alone at the left-back position. It was healthy competition despite his captaincy, I was playing. What I didn’t like was Lazio’s speech.

“The sporting director thought that in any case, I had no choice but to stay, because according to him, the clubs would not come for me. The next day I brought an offer of €21m from Newcastle just to show him.

“Before the medical examination in England, I had relapsed against Naples. I knew that I was going to fail, but I still went there to show Lazio that I wasn’t finished. Benítez wanted me, I even took the photo, but once again the injuries caught up with me.”