Chelsea’s desire to bolster their strike force last summer convinced them to let go of Olivier Giroud and Tammy Abraham, and then invest big on signing Romelu Lukaku.
The Belgium international returned to Stamford Bridge from Inter Milan and the deal cost the Blues in excess of €100m. He had a good start, managing three goals in his first three league matches.
Since then, the 28-year-old has managed only two goals in 18 league matches and is yet to find the back of the net in this calendar year. The former Everton man has not started in the league since disappointing against Crystal Palace on February 19th.
According to Calciomercato.it, both Inter and Juventus are ‘keeping an eye’ on Lukaku’s situation at the west London club.
Journalist Lorenzo Amuso has insisted Thomas Tuchel’s side and the frontman would happily part ways in the next window.
“If Chelsea want to dump him? It seems so, and Lukaku would gladly leave,” Amuso told CMIT TV.
“It’s now a relationship separated at home and they proved it yesterday [against Real Madrid] as well. Once he entered, once again he failed to score by missing a rather sensational goal.
“The relationship with Tuchel is at an all-time low, I see no room for a rapprochement. Surely Chelsea and the footballer would not oppose a divorce at the end of the season, but there is something to make ends meet.
“Chelsea have made a very important investment for him, we need to know how we will try to make ends meet. The transfer of ownership should take place in the next few weeks, at which point the Lukaku issue should also have a shake.”
Amuso shared his thoughts on why Lukaku has struggled for the former PSG manager at Stamford Bridge.
“A strange situation also because Lukaku’s arrival was supported by Tuchel who asked for a strong centre forward who could bring many goals. Tuchel expected a player with 15-20 goals per season, who could complete his orchestra,” he said.
“Then there were physical problems that slowed Lukaku’s inclusion in a team that had just won the Champions League. And then the Chelsea game system, which has always been based on a collective manoeuvre, the inclusion of midfielders and winger, a game that did not enhance Lukaku’s characteristics.”
“These were the two main problems, in addition we can mention the psychological aspect. In the past, Lukaku had suffered from changing rooms where his leadership clashed with other prominent players, this year we are seeing what we already saw at the time of Manchester United.”
