Romelu Lukaku Takes Subtle Swipe at Chelsea Amid Transfer Uncertainty
- Belgian veteran striker Romelu Lukaku has chipped in on Raheem Sterling's situation at Chelsea
- Sterling was omitted from the matchday squad against Manchester City then his camp later released a statement
- Lukaku is a Chelsea player, but he is widely expected to secure a permanent move away from the London club
Romelu Lukaku's future is still unclear, but he is expected to leave Stamford Bridge before the summer transfer window shuts.
The Belgian striker has appeared to support Blues winger Raheem Sterling who was left out of the club's opening match of the season.
Sterling's camp released a statement, aiming to seek clarity from the club as to why the winger was axed from the matchday squad.
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Chelsea has been the subject of many TV, podcast, and social media shows in the last few weeks due to its "staggering" number of players.
It is barely a week into the new season, and the club is in crisis mode. Sterling joined the club in 2022 but has struggled to replicate his Manchester City team.
Lukaku appears to back Sterling
Manchester United legend, Rio Ferdinand shared a video of himself discussing the Sterling saga, in which he appeared to support the forward.
"Chelsea treatment of @sterling7 is WILD...Creating issues in their own dressing room surely?!!" the caption read.
"So when you kick that guy in the changing room, all of them are going to limp at some point and they aren't going to take it well and you create a problem in your own dressing room. There's nobody delivering that message with any clarity," Ferdinand said, via The Mirror.
The post shared on Instagram, was liked by thousands of people, and Lukaku was one of them.
Interestingly, Lukaku has not played with Sterling in a Chelsea shirt, and it seems he does not approve of the treatment the veteran is getting from the Blues hierarchy.
The former Everton star re-joined Chelsea in 2021 as one of their most expensive player, but things didn't go the way he expected.
The Belgian star is expected to reunite with Antonio Conte at Napoli in the coming weeks, per Football London.
Clubs Lukaku could join
YEN.com.gh earlier listed clubs Lukaku could join if Victor Osimhen's Napoli future remains unchanged.
The former Manchester United striker could reunite with Jose Mourinho at Fenerbahce or move to AC Milan or Al-Hilal in the Saudi Pro League.
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