Napoli threaten disciplinary action after Romelu Lukaku fails to report for training

Napoli threaten disciplinary action after Romelu Lukaku fails to report for training Romelu Lukaku could face disciplinary action from Napoli after the striker failed to report back for training. Napoli confirmed the situation in an official statement released on Tuesday. The club revealed that Lukaku did not respond when he was called to return to training with the squad.

“SSC Napoli can confirm that Romelu Lukaku did not respond to today’s call to return to training,” the statement read. “The club reserves the right to consider taking the appropriate disciplinary action. ” Napoli also indicated that Lukaku’s future involvement with the first team could be reviewed.

The statement added that the club would determine “whether the player will continue to train with the team for an indefinite period”. Lukaku had earlier withdrawn from the Belgium squad for friendly matches against the United States and the Mexico. The striker instead travelled to Belgium to undergo treatment for a fitness issue.

Lukaku later explained his decision in a message posted on Instagram. “The truth is the last few weeks I wasn’t feeling right physically,” he wrote. “I had it checked while I was in Belgium and it showed inflammation and liquid on my hip flexor muscle next to my scar tissue.