Overview
- Napoli told Romelu Lukaku to report to training under coach Antonio Conte by a club deadline or be removed from the squad for breaking internal rules.
- The striker remained in Belgium after leaving the national team and declined the club’s request to return to its training center in Naples.
- Gazzetta dello Sport, cited by Record, reported he chose to stay with family and has already missed two Napoli sessions.
- Belgium technical director Vincent Mannaert said Lukaku decided to reduce his workload to protect his condition for the end of the season.
- Record reported Napoli are furious and now considering punishment, a dispute that could unsettle the team late in the season.