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Romelu Lukaku left Inter Milan to DOUBLE his salary, claims club chief Beppe Marotta, who insists there's little difference between the £97.5m striker and Edin Dzeko, who joined for FREE

Romelu Lukaku only joined Chelsea for money, Inter Milan CEO Beppe Marotta has claimed.

Lukaku fired Inter to a first Serie A title in 11 years with 24 goals last season but left the club for Chelsea in August for a club-record £97.5million.

According to reports, Lukaku is Chelsea's top earner by a mile, earning £450,000 per week including bonuses and dwarfing the club's next highest earner N'golo Kante, who is on £290,000 per week.

Romelu Lukaku only joined Chelsea in order to double his salary, Inter Milan's CEO has claimed
Lukaku left to double his salary, in Italy these figures canu2019t exist,'u00a0Inter chief Beppe Marotta said

Lukaku left to double his salary, in Italy these figures can't exist,' Inter chief Beppe Marotta said

Lukaku fired Inter to a first Serie A title in 11 years with 24 goals last season before leaving

Lukaku fired Inter to a first Serie A title in 11 years with 24 goals last season before leaving

It's a huge increase on the money Lukaku was on at San Siro, where he pocketed £142,000 weekly.