Lukaku’s future at Chelsea unsure after Tuchel sacking

Inter Milan director Giuseppe Marotta has said talks with Chelsea on Romelu Lukaku's future will go ahead at the end of the season.

Lukaku returned to Inter on loan in the summer after a miserable campaign at Stamford Bridge.

In a bombshell interview with Italian TV last year, Lukaku hit out at Thomas Tuchel while he was still playing for the club.

The 29-year-old claimed he was not happy with the German manager's tactics.

But now Tuchel has been ruthlessly sacked by American businessman Todd Boehly, the new owner may want £97.5million man Lukaku as part of the club's plans going forward.

And Marotta said "it's difficult to predict" what will happen with the striker after an agreement in principle had been reached for Lukaku to spend a second year on loan at San Siro.

That was back in July, but now Tuchel is gone Boehly could rethink his plans, with Graham Potter currently in talks to become the next gaffer.

Speaking to Sky Italia on Lukaku after Tuchel's sacking, Marotta said: "It's fresh news. I don’t know what the effects will be.

"We absolutely want to get the best contribution out of Lukaku, and then at the end of the season we’ll sit down and discuss him with Chelsea.”

"I don’t know if a change of coaches means that his return is to be automatic, it’s difficult to predict today."

Lukaku scored once and provided one assist in three games for Inter before picking up a thigh injury.

His No9 shirt at Chelsea has been taken by deadline day signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The Blues swooped for the former Arsenal man to replace Lukaku as the only out and out striker at the club.