Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku says he would've happily stayed with Inter Milan if they'd upped his contract.
The Belgian made the claims in an interview with Sky Italia.
Speaking on his departure last summer, Lukaku said: "Last summer I went to talk to the Inter board and I asked for a new contract. I said: I'm 28, I wanted to plan my life in Italy with a new deal... but Inter said no. Maybe there wasn't the economic possibility. For me it was difficult to accept."
Asked if he would have stayed at the San Siro if he had been offered a new deal, the striker nodded twice and stated: "Yes."
"If there had been the offer of a new contract from Inter last summer as I wanted... we would not be doing this interview now here from London, but quietly from Milan," he added.
Further on in the interview, he was asked about his Inter striker partner Lauturo Martinez.
"I miss Lautaro Martinez, I could die on the pitch for him since day one I met him," he said.
"Lautaro Martinez coming here with me at Chelsea in the future? No... Lautaro, you can stay in Milan, I'll be back there," he added while laughing.
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