Inter manager Antonio Conte thinks the Serie A side landed a bargain in Romelu Lukaku.

Playing in his first Serie A game since leaving Manchester United, the striker scored in the 4-0 victory over Lecce, giving both boss and player the perfect start to their Inter careers.

Getty Images - Getty 3 Lukaku takes in the acclaim of the San Siro crowd

“Let’s not forget Lukaku cost €65million to be paid over five years, so when people talk about big money spent, it wasn’t even that much,” Conte told Sky Sports.

“Tonight, Lukaku showed why we tried so hard to sign him.”

The fee may eventually rise to £72m with add-ons and, in addition, to his goal, Conte also praised the new man’s work ethic.

“Lukaku entered the world of Inter in the best way, with great humility,” he added.

“He’s a gentle giant, a giant with a smile. He is ready to work for the team. But not only Romelu, Lautaro [Martinez] also played very well.”

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Lukaku’s striker was the third of the night, firing in after Gabriel could only parry Martinez’s shot from 18 yards.

Marcelo Brozovic opened the scoring brilliantly and Stefano Sensi put the hosts in control during the first half, while Antonio Candreva completed the rout with a long-range stunner late in the last 10 minutes of the match.

Getty Images - Getty 3 Conte is delighted he has finally got his man, having tried to sign Lukaku when he was Chelsea manager

Speaking about his sale, Man United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said it was the right time for Lukaku to move.

“It was time now for Rom to go because I think we got a good deal, he’s happy, so I think both parties ended that deal as it should be,” Solskjaer said.

“Rom was injured for a while this pre-season, he didn’t participate, so I just hope for him that he’ll get a good start at Inter Milan.”

Getty Images - Getty 3 Lukaku began his Serie A career with a goal for Inter

Lukaku believes he was singled out for criticism during his time at Old Trafford and he, along with other top earners, Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez were made scapegoats.

He also felt like his transfer wasn’t handled well.

“A lot of stuff has been said where I didn’t feel protected,” he said.

“I felt like a lot of rumours, ‘Rom going there’, ‘they don’t want Rom’, and nobody came out to shut it down.

“It was for a good three, four weeks. I’m waiting for someone to come out and shut it down. It didn’t happen.”