The Belgian striker has been left out of Chelsea's squad and faces losing his spot in Belgium's national side.
Roberto Martinez, Belgium's coach, has stated that Romelu Lukaku may have to leave Chelsea in order to make the World Cup roster.
Since his return from Inter last summer, the striker has struggled at Stamford Bridge.
Lukaku, who was placed on the bench in Chelsea's 4-0 win over Burnley at the start of March, has not started any of Chelsea's previous four Premier League games.
The Belgium international has only made 20 Premier League appearances, eight of which have been starts, and his national team manager believes he will need to examine his status before the tournament in November.
"We're talking about individuals like Romelu who have over 100 caps and are part of this group of players who know everything there is to know about the national team," Martinez told The Sun.
"Because this isn't a regular situation, I'm not going to judge or analyze the status of any player until after the summer."
"It's still seven months till the World Cup, and you'll probably get into more depth about how a player feels as the tournament approaches."
"However, there will be a lot of players who change clubs or have a different feeling in the summer."
"Romelu, like Eden Hazard and others, needs to be evaluated based on how he feels in September."
"However, he's one of the players for whom the summer could be a pivotal period in their careers."
"We always chat," he added.
"All of my teammates and I have a really close relationship." I would never instruct a player what to do, but we frequently exchange ideas.
"Romelu is in a good spot right now. He is extremely dedicated.
"He was ecstatic to win the Club World Cup, and the next stage is for Chelsea to finish the season strong and give him a sense of importance."
Lukaku has only scored five goals since returning to the Premier League last season.
After returning from an injury in November, the striker struggled to reclaim his place in the starting lineup, and he made matters worse when he gave a contentious interview in December.
Lukaku expressed his dissatisfaction with Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel's system to Sky Sport Italia.
"I'm not satisfied with the situation, and that's understandable," she says "he stated
"The head coach has chosen a different system, and I must not give up; I must continue to work hard and be a professional. "I'm not satisfied with the situation, but I'm a hard worker, so I can't give up."
"To the manager, I apologise and to my team-mates and the squad because I believe it was not the right moment," the attacker said. "I want to move forward from this and make sure we start winning football games and that I perform for the team in the best manner."
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