Romelu Lukaku He also lives delicate moments with the Blues as Sara Menai explains: “He is completely on the bench, he is no longer part of Thomas Tuchel’s plans at all. With the situation, many questions will arise regarding the future of Chelsea players. The players are confused. There are players who are at the end of their contract and extensions which are impossible at the moment. This is not the case with Romelu Lukaku but today there are two possibilities. There is not really a return on investment for the moment and the Italians, in particular the Gazetta dello sport, announce that he wants to return to Inter this summer. And the British media qualify. The Telegraph says Lukaku would be angry over these exit rumors as it’s time to stick together“.
But for our evening guest, Tuchel’s choice to leave Lukaku on the bench is not necessarily illogical: “We cannot blame Tuchel for not using Lukaku despite the disproportionate price of his transfer since Chelsea are doing well. They are on five consecutive Premier League wins. He was, however, the hero in the Club World Cup. Scorer in the semi-finals and in the final, he offered this title to the Blues. We thought it was Lukaku’s comeback and we thought that Tuchel had forgiven him for his unfortunate words. Ultimately not at all. He makes entries that are quite unremarkable“.
Philippe Albert is aware of the difficulties encountered by the Devil but is convinced that he will bounce back: “We can ask ourselves certain questions but I am not worried. He has always bounced back following experiencing some problems. Psychologically, he is a very strong person. I am convinced that we will find a solution concerning him and that at the World Cup, he will be 100%“.
Stephan Streker draws a parallel with the case of Eden Hazard: “I think the big difference between Lukaku and Hazard is that Romelu has had a lot of setbacks in his career. It was built on it“.
A comparison on which rebounds Swann Borsellino: “There is a logic of sporting injustice for Eden when we see the performances of Rodrygo, of Asensio in the Champions League. Where for Romelu Lukaku when we look a bit at Chelsea games, when we see how Havertz, Pulisic, Mount work together. There is a certain logic, even if we know the talent of Romelu. Where for Eden we might still expect half an hour of play compared to its competitors“.
Manuel Jous regrets that Romelu Lukaku failed to surf his good start to the season: “What is surprising is that it started off on a good footing. He scored regularly. Tuchel had quite glowing speeches. And then there was this injury and it’s hard to know where everything started to change. The interview was probably the climax. Since then, it is a situation that seems inextricable. Rebound, he will do it, he is capable of it“.
For Stephan Streker and Philippe Albert, he must leave if Tuchel remains the coach. Swann Purse would like to see him succeed in difficulty and does not want to see him return to Inter.
