BBC
Romelu Lukaku’s agent, Federico Pastorello, says he and his family received threats while he was working on the striker’s £97.5m Chelsea move.
Lukaku, 28, left Inter Milan after helping the club end its 11-year wait for a 19th Italian title.
Pastorello says talk the deal was “engineered” or “forced” for financial gain “is leading everyone astray”.
“Many of those who today insult me and threaten me, thanked me wholeheartedly for bringing him to Milan,” he said.
“I have always accepted – and will continue to do so – confrontation and constructive criticism: they are part of the game for those who play a role with considerable media relevance.
“What we absolutely cannot tolerate are the falsehoods, insinuations, insults and threats we have received [also against my family and my daughters], which have far exceeded the limits of civilisation, decency and tolerance.”
Lukaku scored 64 goals in 95 appearance in his two seasons at the San Siro, helping the Nerazzurri to a first Scudetto since 2010 in his final term.
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