Belgium coach Martinez: Inter Milan ideal for Lukaku

Football
27 Jun 2021 • 9:19 AM MYT
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Belgium coach Roberto Martinez says Inter Milan was an ideal move for Romelu Lukaku.

Lukaku has gone from strength to strength since leaving Manchester United for Inter.

"With Romelu, we always talk about his individual talent. He was born with this capacity for scoring goals and if you look, his stats reflect it. The number of goals he's scored for every team is quite exceptional," Martinez told ESPN.

“What we're talking about now, however, is a different player. Now we're talking about a player that, on top of his individual talent, has a real degree of maturity.

“I know him well because I signed him for Everton at the age of 19, but these days he's a completely different human being and a different footballer. He can affect others.

“You can almost set different ways of pressing, different ways of playing, and he will execute them perfectly. And that has probably been the difference that I've seen in the last 12 to 13 months, and maybe a little bit longer.

“Going to Inter was the perfect move, at the perfect time, with a perfect coach, with a perfect dream of winning the Serie A title, and I think that has developed Lukaku to a level that is, for me, the best in his career."