Tuchel sends clear Lukaku message to Premier League rivals
Thomas Tuchel believes Romelu Lukaku can emulate Didier Drogba and Diego Costa at Chelsea after the Belgian striker completed his return to Stamford Bridge.
After Timo Werner failed to score the amount of goals that the club had hopes last season, we made sure that they delved into that transfer kitty to add another striker to that attack, and opted to bring Lukaku back to the club.
He has agreed a massive contract at the club and we have agreed to pay £93 million, and after getting the forward that he wanted, Tuchel has backed the Belgian to emulate his personal idol, Drogba, and Costa, who led the club to two Premier League titles in three years.
“When I thought about Chelsea, before I even had the chance to be part of the club, I thought of a certain category of striker like Didier Drogba, like Diego Costa,” Tuchel explained.
“For me, this is something that embodies Chelsea and is something Chelsea stands for.”
The Blues head coach continued: “He is a true No.9, a No.9 that from the outside I always saw in a Chelsea shirt: strong personality, strong physicality.
“The Premier League demands it. Since I’ve worked here I understand why so many physical strikers are so needed and so successful.
“For me, he’s the perfect fit for Chelsea. What we did not talk about is that he is happy to take responsibility.
“He has matured, has played abroad, has had success at various big clubs. He will take the weight off the shoulders of our young strikers and younger players.
“It is a huge part of the story that he doesn’t step away, he is happy to make life easier for the players around him.
“Guys like Christian, Kai, Timo, they will benefit from him.”
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