The Belgian international Romelu Lukakucaptain of the ‘Red Devils’ in the absence of Kevin de Bruyne due to injury, he asked Wednesday that the controversy surrounding the goalkeeper be left behind Thibaut Courtois and said that if after his injury he decided to return to the national team Belgiumis “the first to greet you.”
“The day he wants to come back, we will talk about it. If he decides to come back, I will be the first to welcome him,” he said. Lukaku in a press conference on the concentration of the Belgian team, which must be measured against Austria and Sweden within the framework of qualification for the 2024 Euro Cup.
Before getting injured this summer, last June Courtois He left the Belgian team’s concentration when he felt resentful for not wearing the captain’s armband against Austria, a command rank that fell to Lukaku.
“We have to put this topic aside. Let him focus on his return from injury. Let’s stop talking about all that, let’s focus on the field and the classification. I spoke with Thibaut, we talked about it in the locker room… but everything remains between us. There are only positive things. I insist: you need to focus on the field. The team must move forward. His injury is serious, let’s let him recover in peace. We have to look at the present and move forward,” added the forward of Rome.
The words of Lukaku in contrast to the statements of the din international Timothy Castagnewho last Monday said he expects an apology from Courtoi if the Real Madrid goalkeeper returns to the team he leads Domenico Tedesco.
“Yes. Strange if Thibaut Go back like nothing happened,” he replied Castagne in an interview with the newspaper Le Soir, where the player was asked if the goalkeeper should make an excuse to return to the group.
About the bracelet, Lukaku He said he did not feel “pressure” to act as the leader of red devil inside the playing field.
“Everyone knows what I can contribute to the team. Everyone has to work hard on the field. I am impressed by the incredible professionalism of the young people in this group,” said the leading scorer in the history of the Belgian team, with 77 goals in 126 games.
Source: La Verdad
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