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Inter Milan striker Lukaku 'will never forgive' ex-Chelsea manager Villas-Boas

Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has taken aim at former Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas.

While the Blues won the Champions League in his first season at the club, the Belgian star was frustrated with his lack of involvement as he failed to make an impact with the first-team.

Villas-Boas was replaced by Roberto Di Matteo as Chelsea boss towards the end of that season.

"Di Matteo told me that I would stay with the group until after the final," Lukaku told Het Laatste Nieuws.

"He thought everyone should come along, including the ones who were suspended and the few boys who were not in the Champions League squad.

"I am also grateful to him for that. This win is one of the things I've always dreamed about.

"You want to celebrate something like that with the team at that time. That is nice in itself at the age of nineteen.

"I am happy for the whole club, but there is one man who took a lot from me: the previous trainer (Villas-Boas). I will never forgive him for that."

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