Romelu Lukaku insists he wishes ‘nothing but the best’ for his former club Manchester United and has praised manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in an interview with Arsenal hero Ian Wright.
Belgian striker Lukaku completed a £75million move to Old Trafford from Everton in 2017 but endured a mixed couple of seasons at United before leaving last summer.
Lukaku scored 27 goals in his first campaign for the Premier League giants, helping Jose Mourinho’s United finish second in the league and win the Europa League.
But the forward struggled during the 2018-19 campaign and was then sold to Inter Milan, where he is once again flourishing under former Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.
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Despite being let go by Manchester United, Lukaku insists he holds no ill feelings towards his former club and wishes them ‘nothing but the best’
‘They’re going the right way because they’re bringing in the right players,’ Lukaku said in an interview with Arsenal and England legend Wright.
‘Ole is doing a good job and the results are going for them. I’m wishing them nothing but the best.
‘It’s a club that gave me a
platform that I’ve never seen in my life, so for me to be disrespectful about
Man U or any other club I played for in England I think is a bit childish.
‘I think I went past that stage of talking back to people. I wish them the best and have nothing but respect for them.’
Lukaku also says Manchester United manager Solskjaer wanted him to stay ahead of his move to Italy.
He added: ‘One bad year can happen to everybody in their career. It was just done for me.
‘You know what happened behind the scenes, it was just done. For me, it was done.
‘It was a difficult situation where for myself I had to make a decision where I have to go somewhere where I can learn other aspects of my game and work with somebody that wanted me as well.
‘Ole wanted me to stay, but I told him I was over. I didn’t have the energy.
‘All credit to him because he’s been a man and he helped me make the move away.’
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