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Lukaku was shown Man Utd exit door because he turned up to pre-season overweight before £75m Inter Milan transfer
ROMELU LUKAKU was shown the exit door at Manchester United after turning up to pre-season OVERWEIGHT.
The Belgium striker, who says he was a scapegoat at Old Trafford, shocked backroom staff with his condition after the summer.
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SunSport has learnt Lukaku was 9lb over his ideal weight when he returned to the club's Carrington HQ.
Lukaku trained on his own for parts of the pre-season tour of Australia and Asia as he looked to move away from the club and eventually joined Inter Milan.
He managed to step up his fitness by the time he left for the San Siro - but still faced questions in Italy over his weight.
Lukaku also insisted he was blamed for United being poor in the Lightharted Podcast - recorded before sealing his move to Italy.
He said: "They have to find somebody. It is Pogba, it is me or it is Alexis. It's the three of us all the time. For me, I just see it in many ways."
However, former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has refused to enter a war of words with Lukaku following the striker's public criticism of United.
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When the Norwegian was asked to respond to the comments, he replied: “I’m not going to dive into that one.
“Part of that interview was made when he was a Man United player, so I’d rather not.”
Lukaku is reportedly still too heavy for Inter boss Antonio Conte.
The club's £75million siging is reportedly due to be unavailable to start because he has not slimmed down enough, according to .
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He reports the former Chelsea, West Brom and Everton forward rocked up at the San Siro from Old Trafford weighing 104kg.
Conte and his staff instructed the powerhouse to get himself down to the 100kg mark before the start of the season.
The Belgian target man gave his new club’s supporters with a glimpse of his talents by scoring four on his first appearance in a friendly against Serie D side Virtus Bergamo.
The Serie A giants forked out the huge fee to Manchester United for the Belgian striker earlier this month after a summer-long pursuit from new boss Antonio Conte.
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Romelu Lukaku says he, Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez were scapegoats at Man Utd last season
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Lukaku hit back at reports he was overweight by posting a topless selfie with the caption: 'Not bad for a fat boy.'
The striker has been criticised in the past for carrying too much bulk.
United legend Gary Neville recently tweeted: “He admitted he was overweight ! He is over 100kg! He’s a Manchester United player!
“He will score goals and do well at Inter Milan but unprofessionalism is contagious.”
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