Romelu Lukaku is experiencing a downward trend that threatens to destroy his career. 

From splendid swan to ugly duckling, unlucky and not very concentrated: since he left Inter Milan for the first time he has suffered an incredible series of misfortunes that have weakened his talent. 

Today even Inter fans have lost patience with him and fear that the warnings expressed by Thomas Tuchel about him during his time at Chelsea could be the prelude to an irreversible technical and tactical crisis.

Romelu Lukaku's return to Inter Milan has not gone to plan so far for neither player nor club

The Belgian striker has struggled with injury and fitness since rejoining Inter on loan from Chelsea

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The feeling is that Lukaku is not the same player who brought opposing goalkeepers to their knees and who devoured the pitch as if it were a delicious 'Milanese cutlet' (Cotoletta Milanese) served in the restaurants overlooking Duomo. 

His return to Inter was very painful and his desire to go back to Italy essentially excluded him from the Chelsea line up for six months, while also creating economic issues at Inter.

Lukaku's salary is among the biggest in Serie A and is the highest ever for Inter, which can however benefit from the Italian growth decree to reduce taxes on his wages.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Lukaku will be forced to postpone his return to action as he is set to miss the clash with Jose Mourinho's Roma and the decisive upcoming Champions League encounter against Barcelona. 

The Belgian striker continues his recovery at Pinetina while Nerazzurri fans are divided on the physical condition of a player who seems to have been freed from Chelsea due to his numerous physical problems.

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO LUKAKU?

The former Chelsea star seems to be living a nightmare: he finds himself in the midst of a perfect storm between physical problems, bad luck and a bad environmental impact in Serie A. 

His way of playing seems to have changed and his attitude to cover the field with speed seems to have ended up in the desk drawer of the memories of a player who appears aged and even physically injured.

His eyes do not shine like 12 months ago and he too is probably frustrated by the difficult situation the team is experiencing, in part due to his injuries.

In September, Lukaku never played, missing matches against Cremonese, Milan, Turin and Udinese, in addition to Champions League games with Bayern and Viktoria Plzen.

Without the Belgian giant, Inter have lost leadership and all their opponents are ready to sink their battleship. 

The Belgian striker has made just three league appearances for Inter so far this season

In the three defeats in seven days suffered by Inter, Lukaku was not on the pitch and this shows how important a striker like him can still be.