Romelu Lukaku
Tuchel reveals if Lukaku will play vs Man Utd & gives Chilwell update
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 Juventus in the UEFA Champions […]
Romelu Lukaku was thinking about Chelsea move while at Man Utd
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 London club have tried to […]
Six Chelsea games Romelu Lukaku could miss as Tuchel gives injury update
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 […]
Chelsea suffer blow as Romelu Lukaku set to miss three Weeks
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 […]
Tuchel provides injury updates on Timo Werner & Romelu Lukaku
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, with the defender falling on […]
Tuchel explains why Romelu Lukaku is struggling amid Chelsea goal drought
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 in September, and once again […]
Former Chelsea coach explains why Lukaku, De Bruyne & Salah left under Mourinho
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 about Romelu Lukaku’s previous exit […]
Romelu Lukaku speaks out amid Tuchel & Conte row: “I hate it”
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, the 28-year-old has failed to […]
Thomas Tuchel hits back at Conte’s comments about Lukaku failings
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 Blues also struggled in their […]
Tuchel reveals two Chelsea players Romelu Lukaku has best connection with
Romelu Lukaku has the strongest connection on the pitch with just two players, Mason Mount and Mateo Kovacic. That’s according to Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel, who hopes the rest of the team can improve their understanding of the player’s game to benefit the team. Lukaku netted four goals in his first three matches for Chelsea […]