The CEO of Inter, Beppe Marotta confirmed in a statement that the Belgian would return to Chelsea at the end of this season when his loan deal is over, according to reports from Sky Sports News. He said, no matter how the rest of the season turns out, Lukaku will go back to Stamford Bridge because the loan deal was for one season.
Lukaku joined Chelsea for the second time in his career from Inter Milan during the 2021/22 season for a record transfer fee of €100 million.