Romelu Lukaku has claimed that he and his brother were ‘extorted’ by people refusing to hand over their father’s body for his funeral in Belgium
What’s more, he says that he and his brother Jordan, who plays for Lazio, will be denied the comfort of laying their father to rest as a result.
Roger Lukaku, a former player for Zaire (now DR Congo) who ended his career in Belgium, d!ed aged 58 last month.
And Napoli striker Romelu wrote in a heartbreaking statement on Instagram: ‘As you may know, we planned to have the funeral this Friday, but because of certain decisions being made in Kinshasa (capital of DR Congo), the funeral will take place over there.
‘Our dad passed away on the 28 of September and we as brothers tried everything to bring his corpse back to Europe but we felt that we were being extorted by some people.
‘If our father was here today he wouldn’t accept it. It breaks our soul for us to not put our father to rest. But some people didn’t want it.
‘We understand know why our dad used to keep us away from a lot of people.
‘God bless your soul.’
Lukaku did not elaborate on the circumstances or the individuals who have allegedly held on to his father’s body.
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