Report: Chelsea loanee suffers another injury, he’s played just seven games this season

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Reports from Italy have claimed that Chelsea loanee Romelu Lukaku has suffered yet another injury.

According to Pazzi di Fanta, the Belgian has suffered a knee tendon problem that will force him to miss this week’s Coppa Italia match against Parma.

The striker has been on the end of a terrible run of injuries that have interrupted his dream return to Inter Milan.

After Chelsea spent a club-record fee on the signing of Lukaku, his time back at Stamford Bridge will have left a bad taste in the mouth of a number of Blues fans.

A downwards spiral in form was the start of when things went wrong for the controversial forward, before an interview where he admitted he wanted to return to Inter just months after leaving put the final nail in the coffin.

Lukaku injured again

There will perhaps not be too much sympathy from those supporters then with Pazzi di Fanta’s news that he is set for yet another spell on the sidelines.

Lukaku’s injuries have seen him play just seven games in all competitions for his club during this campaign.

There were fears over whether he would be able to feature at the World Cup in Qatar, given how little match fitness he had been able to build.

He wasn’t able to register a start, but he did play noticeably in the final group game against Croatia.

Needing a win to qualify, Lukaku missed a hatful of chances which eventually saw his country dumped out of the competition, bringing their golden generation to a sour end.

While his future beyond next season so far not confirmed, the player himself has stated that he would love to make his move to Italy permanent. However, Inter’s financial situation makes it unlikely that the Blues will recuperate many of the funds they spent on signing him.