A physiotherapist who has labored with Romelu Lukaku for a number of years has spoken to the Belgian press after the striker was dominated out for months earlier at this time, easing Napoli fears by suggesting he’s “100% certain” that the ahead will “return to his previous degree, with none issues.”
Lukaku has been because the Neapolitans scramble to discover a substitute within the closing levels of the switch window. Earlier within the window, Antonio Conte’s aspect signed goal man Lorenzo Lucca from Udinese however now hypothesis hyperlinks the Scudetto winners with a transfer for or .
CASTEL DI SANGRO, ITALY – AUGUST 14: Romelu Lukaku of Napoli lies on the pitch after being injured throughout the pre-season pleasant match between Napoli and Olympiacos at Stadio Teofilo Patini on August 14, 2025 in Castel di Sangro, Italy. (Picture by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Photographs)
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Lukaku physio: ‘He’ll be disillusioned… he’s hooked on soccer’
, Lieven Maesschalck, who labored with Lukaku in a physio capability for years, revealed that “He has identified our centre properly for a very long time. We began working with him when he was simply 16 or 17. Romelu is a superb athlete who calls for so much from his physique as a result of his bodily fashion of play. So it’s not stunning that this occurs. Watch out: you possibly can work exhausting to forestall these accidents nevertheless it isn’t at all times potential to keep away from them. There are elements you can’t management.”
Maesschalck was then requested how Lukaku will react to this set-back, to which the physio stated “He will probably be very disillusioned as a result of he’s hooked on soccer. However figuring out Rom, together with his mentality, he’ll do every little thing he can to return as quickly as potential. We must shield him from himself as a result of he tends to set unrealistic objectives. That’s his nature. He desires to push himself additional however we now have to respect nature’s timing.”
CASTEL DI SANGRO, ITALY – AUGUST 14: Romelu Lukaku of Napoli leaves the pitch after struggling an damage throughout the pre-season pleasant match between Napoli and Olympiacos at Stadio Teofilo Patini on August 14, 2025 in Castel di Sangro, Italy. (Picture by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Photographs)
“He will certainly return to his previous degree, there gained’t be any issues. I’m 100% certain of that.”
