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I think Lukaku needs motivation to play the best he can. Remember how Lukaku played at Inter when they were coached by Conte, he was an unstoppable striker. By the way, I saw that Conte would like to see Lukaku in Napoli and given that he is now looking for a new club, anything can happen, and he will work with Conte again. I also saw mentions that Lukaku might go to Anderlecht, although I don’t really believe it yet, it’s too early for him to leave the top championships.
Indeed, if Lukaku really goes to his hometown it means he will lose his career as quite great European football player, it would be shame if this decision actually happened in the near future.
He can still play with several European teams considering that Lukaku performance is not that bad, making him still interested in several other big teams, but there are no clear guarantees and the only decision will only be seen if Chelsea has issued statement regarding his future Lukaku.
We see what happens, but I would be very happy if Lukaku could still play for European team because he is also quite sharp striker despite experiencing significant decline.
If look back at the past when Lukaku was really great player there were many teams interested in having him, he was very sharp as striker and was still young, but now it different and at the end of this season he will return to Chelsea because of his AS Roma loan contract have been completed.
There are several rumors circulating that Chelsea have decided not to loan Lukaku to another team next season, but on the other hand, Lukaku does have the desire to return to his hometown soon and maybe he will become player for one of the Belgian team.
But looking at Chelsea current condition, perhaps Lukaku return could be positive thing considering that he can still play quite well and this can all be proven by the contribution he has made to AS Roma this season.
It just that basically for next season it is not yet clear what Lukaku true fate will be, Chelsea is also trying to release him permanently if there is team that wants to buy him, now everything is more complicated but we have to wait for clear confirmation first.
Lukaku this season has goal statistics that are not too bad, but if in the right hands maybe he could be better than this season. Conte is the only way to realize Lukaku ambitions with Napoli. Because in Serie A Napoli had a pretty bad season, finishing in 10th position was a disgrace for a club that won the trophy last season. Therefore, Napoli needs fresh air with a striker who is willing to work harder. Sorry to Osimhen as I feel he has lost his aggressiveness again. His name had skyrocketed but he himself decided to stay at Napoli. So Osimhen decline was due to his own decisions. Last season he received many offers from big clubs but players who don't dare to challenge themselves will sink into their comfort zone. It is evident now that Osimhen market value should not be as expensive as last season.
Yes, you are right, Antonio Conte could be reason for Lukaku to give up his intention to return to Belgium and play with team there, but all of this is still rumor because Napoli themselves have not publicly stated their desire to buy Lukaku.
What is clear is that Chelsea will not loan Lukaku and the only way to bring him is with purchase option, if there is no drama that occurs and makes it difficult for Napoli to bring in Lukaku, maybe Antonio Conte can get Lukaku as Napoli player.
This will again be good condition because Antonio Conte himself is quite familiar with Lukaku performance, who is reliable striker.
