Chelsea-owned Inter Milan star Romelu Lukaku admits that his injury problems this season have given him a lot to think about.

Speaking in the “One for All” documentary on Amazon Prime, via FCInterNews, the Belgian international striker opened up about the lengthy injury stop that he’s had to deal with this season, the first of this kind in his entire career.

In recent weeks, Lukaku has been back to looking something like his best.

The Belgian is even pushing to start in the Champions League final against Manchester City.

However, there is no hiding that it has been, on the whole, a disappointing return for Lukaku.

Injuries have played a massive role in the striker’s underwhelming season. Early on in the campaign, Lukaku was ruled out with a thigh injury.

Whilst it wasn’t immediately evident that the problem was a severe and long-term one, that became clearer over time.

After initially being anticipated to perhaps miss a few matches, Lukaku ended up being on the sidelines for months.

The Belgian’s World Cup campaign was a borderline disaster, as he was never fully fit for the Red Devils. Moreover, even when he did make his initial return for Inter, Lukaku looked out of form even if he was fit enough to play.

Romelu Lukaku: Injury This Serious Was Something New To Think About

Lukaku makes no attempt to hide the fact that dealing with such a serious injury has given him much to reflect upon.

“People don’t know that I tore the tendon of my thigh flexor muscles, behind the knee, in training before the Cremonese match,” the 30-year-old looked back.

“It was the first time in my life that I’ve been out for six months without being able to play.”

“It made me think a lot,” Lukaku continued, “‘Maybe I should have a longer rehabilitation to be able to play longer.'”

“And there aren’t many people in the national team I can talk to about this.”

The striker recalled, “‘But maybe a few more days off in September would be good,’ I said to myself.”

“I did everything for the national team and it’s an honour,” he continued.

“But it made me think about what happened to me. It’s my body.”

Lukaku compared his situation to that of a player he knew well from his time playing for Belgian, current Burnley coach Vincent Kmpany.

“Kompany had to retire suddenly at 33,” the striker noted. “I don’t want that to happen to me.”

“I weigh 102 kg and I sprint a lot, I don’t want to ruin my body,” he added.