Romelu Lukaku dealt fresh BLOW after Chelsea exit

James Shearman

• Updated: 21 Sept 2023 20:12 BST
• 3 min read

Romelu Lukaku has been dropped by management company Roc Nation Sports, according to The Telegraph.

The agency, owned by famous rap artist JAY-Z, also represent Kevin De Bruyne and Vinicius Junior, as well as stars from many other sports.

But they will no longer work with Lukaku, as they have made the decision to part ways.

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Roc Nation reportedly played an important role in securing Lukaku's latest loan move, to Roma.

But that will be the last time they help Lukaku to move to another club - something he tends to do every season.

Lukaku returned for Chelsea in 2021, after an excellent spell at Inter Milan, but failed to live up to the hype at Stamford Bridge.

He spent last season on loan at San Siro and was due to make the move a permanent one before ending up at Roma.

The 30-year-old also had the opportunity to join a host of high-profile players in Saudi Arabia but turned that down.

Mourinho on broken Lukaku/Inter relationship

Inter fans were left furious with Lukaku's behaviour during the summer transfer window.

Inter had wanted to re-sign the Belgian until it was revealed that he was talking to Juventus behind their backs.

In the end, neither side signed the 30-year-old, who is now on loan at Mourinho's Roma.

“At Inter they have no reason to be angry: they have to be happy for their former coach, who needed Romelu,” Mourinho told DAZN.

“He's happy. Romelu needs to feel loved, wanted, he understood that the team needed a player like him.”