Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has dismissed claims that the club are playing better without Romelu Lukaku in the team. The Belgium international has missed their last seven games due to an ankle injury but is now on the verge of returning. Chelsea have been unbeaten in Lukaku’s absence and their […]
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Thomas Tuchel has played down the likelihood of Romelu Lukaku featuring against Manchester United while he allayed fears that Ben Chilwell could be out for the campaign. The Blues are dealing with a growing injury list, with both N’Golo Kante and Chilwell picking up problems in Tuesday’s 4-0 victory over […]
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. It’s not the first time the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that both Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku will be out ‘for some games’ after suffering injuries during Chelsea’s 4-0 Champions League victory over Malmo. Lukaku was awarded a penalty after being brought down in the box by Lasse Nielsen in the 18th minute of the game, […]
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says Romelu Lukaku has been ‘overplayed’ and feels the mental exertions of carrying the goalscoring burden for Belgium have taken a toll on the player. The Belgian star has now gone six matches without a goal in all competitions for Chelsea, last netting against Aston Villa […]
A former Chelsea coach at the heart of their loan system has revealed the reason why Mohamed Salah left for good, and claimed Romelu Lukaku simply “wasn’t ready” in his first stint at the club. That’s the view of Chelsea’s former loan technical coach Eddie Newton, who has also spoken […]
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. However, […]
Thomas Tuchel says Romelu Lukaku does not have a problem at Chelsea after Antonio Conte claimed that the team have not ‘figured out how to use’ the player. Lukaku has scored four goals since his return to Chelsea but has not found the net in his last four games. The […]
