Overview

• Lukaku confirmed the news in a Monday morning Instagram post, writing that he was grateful to his father and that “life will never be the same.”
• The Belgian FA issued an official condolence message to the Lukaku family following Roger Lukaku’s death.
• Public messages of support included posts from Rio Ferdinand, Belgium and Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku, and Napoli team-mate Juan Jesus.
• Roger Lukaku was a former centre-forward who played in Belgium for clubs including KV Mechelen and Oostende and represented Zaire at international level.
• Romelu Lukaku remains sidelined for Napoli with injury, with reports indicating a target return in late November or early December.