Marked by the failure of Euro 2024 and filled with a certain weariness, Romelu Lukaku (31) is no longer sure he wants to continue with the Red Devils. The striker spoke touchingly about the subject in the “Friends of Sports” podcast.
He no longer has the flame. And in all honesty, he can’t say if she’ll ever come back. For the first time since the elimination of Belgium in the round of 16 of the Euro this summer, Romelu Lukaku broke his silence on his future in the selection. Absent from the last gathering despite his very good performances with Napoli, the 31-year-old striker recognized Wednesday in the podcast of “Friends of Sports” being in deep thought about the Red Devils, of which he is the top scorer (85 goals in 119 caps).
Not sure to be there for the 2026 World Cup
“The fire has not been burning for a while. I have always played with fire in the national team. Always. I hope that with time, I will find the passion to play for the national team, that the fire in me will start burning again for the Red Devils It’s currently difficult In your club, you quickly get another chance, but the next goal with the Devils is only the World Cup, in two years and that still seems very far away. “, he said in this interview.
Between rejuvenation and the scent of crisis, Belgium is today in full doubt, and it is without its stars Kevin De Bruyne, injured, and therefore Romelu Lukaku, remaining in Naples, that it was beaten again by the The French team Monday (1-2), in Brussels, in the League of Nations. Arriving at the start of 2023, Domenico Tedesco finds himself under fire from criticism, both for his lack of results and his management of executives, like his open conflict with Thibaut Courtois.
Questioned on this subject, Lukaku attacked the Belgian federation, which according to him “should have intervened” as soon as possible to try to find a solution. “Now it’s still dragging on. In what other country is this happening? I know Thibaut, I know the coach and I’ve talked with them. They know my opinion and I always agree with them. But the association should have managed the situation better,” he said in comments reported by RTL. The former Chelsea striker doesn’t spare the new generation either: “Kevin, Thibaut and I always tell the truth. (…) Do today’s players want to reach this level? Do they Are they ready to fight for it? So they have to surpass themselves.”
