Tag: Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku was already thinking about a move to Chelsea during his final campaign at Manchester United, the striker’s agent has revealed. The Belgium international returned to Stamford Bridge last summer after Chelsea agreed to meet Inter Milan’s £97m asking price for the player. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It’s not the first time the London club have tried to re-sign Lukaku, as Antonio Conte was interested in signing Lukaku in 2017. But, Lukaku chose to join Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United in a £75million deal from Everton.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Lukaku spent just only seasons at the club and he lost form and confidence during his final campaign at Old Trafford, only for Conte to cure his probl...

Romelu Lukaku could spend up to four weeks out injured after twisting his ankle in Chelsea's 4-0 victory over Malmo - meaning he is likely to miss their next six games. Lukaku hobbled off early on during Wednesday's rout against the Swedish team, picking up the knock when he was brought down inside the box after just 21 minutes. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It did not look good for the Belgium international, and on Friday Thomas Tuchel confirmed he will at least miss the London club's next two matches. Jurgen Klopp fires back at Solskjaer in row over Man Utd’s penalties Bruno Fernandes responds to Man Utd fans calling for Solskjaer’s sack Henry says Mo Salah is not the best; names the player ahead of the Liverpool star But according to The S...

Chelsea feel confident that Romelu Lukaku has avoided a major injury after he had a series of scans on Thursday, with hopes high that he will miss the next two or three weeks. The 28-year-old has suffered swelling but hasn't had any major ligament damage to his right ankle after a foul from Lasse Nielsen in their 4-0 victory over Malmo on Wednesday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The next steps involve how the player will respond to treatment in the next few days and Thomas Tuchel will give more update in his press conference. "Romelu twisted his ankle with the foul in the box and Timo has a hamstring injury," Tuchel said on Wednesday. "It will take a while for both of them. We need more examinations to be more precise but they will be out for some m...

Romelu Lukaku says he has never been a conventional ‘target man’ or ‘goal poacher’ and ‘hates’ the misconceptions over his style. Lukaku hit the ground running after returning to Chelsea in a club-record £97.5m move from Inter Milan in the summer, scoring four goals in his opening four games. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However,  the 28-year-old has failed to score in his last five matches and his mini goalscoring drought has coincided with a drop-off in form for the Blues, with Thomas Tuchel’s side suffering consecutive defeats to Man City and Juventus. Thomas Tuchel demands Chelsea resolve Antonio Rudiger contract dispute Sir Alex Ferguson reveals Solskjaer’s big mistake in Everton draw Van Dijk names two Chelsea players among the best defen...