Drama at Stamford Bridge As Angry Chelsea Manager Thomas Tuchel ‘Attacks’ Lukaku Over Latest Comments

Drama at Stamford Bridge As Angry Chelsea Manager Thomas Tuchel ‘Attacks’ Lukaku Over Latest Comments

Babajide Orevba
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:53 PM
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  • Romelu Lukaku expressed disappointment about the current situation at English Premier League club Chelsea
  • The Belgian’s latest comments have generated controversies, but the club hierarchy seems unimpressed with their summer signing
  • Blues manager Thomas Tuchel is now set for showdown talks with the striker, saying the statements have brought unwanted noise

The manager of Chelsea football club of England, Thomas Tuchel, has reacted to Romelu Lukaku’s latest comments, after the summer signing claims he’s unhappy with the situation at the club, SunSport reports.

No-nonsense Tuchel has stated that he is not happy with the player’s remarks and has vowed to speak with the player over the situation.

Lukaku who returned to the Stamford Bridge club for £97.5million admitted that he was unhappy with how things were turning out at the club.

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Romelu Lukaku's latest comments on Chelsea could attract Thomas Tuchel's wrath. Photo: Robin Jones
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Tuchel reacts

And in a chat with the media on Friday morning, Tuchel spoke on Lukaku’s interview saying it brings noise that the club does not need.

Tuchel said as per Daily Record:

"Yes, we don't like it. It brings noise we don't need. It is not helpful but we don't want to make more of it than it actually is. It is very easy to take lines out of context, make headlines. I don't feel him unhappy, so I am surprised. We will not just read the headlines.
"We, here, will take time to see what's going on. It doesn't reflect his daily work at Cobham. We will [discuss it]. But we will do it behind closed doors."

Lukaku has scored five goals in eight Premier League starts for Chelsea since returning to the club in the summer.

Tuchel rules out Chelsea from Premier League title race

Meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel is under pressure as his squad is depleted due to injuries to different players, as well as Covid crisis.

The manager has expressed frustration following Chelsea’s draw at home to Brighton in the Premier League He has now said that the Blues are no longer in this season’s title race, lamenting that ‘everyone is injured’.

The manager of Chelsea football club Thomas Tuchel further lamented the injury crisis that has plague his team, ruling out the club for this season’s Premier League title.

Nigel de Jong predicts where Man Utd will finish at the end of the season

Sports Brief earlier reported that former Man City star Nigel de Jong has predicted where Man United will finish at the end of the season.

Man City, Liverpool, and Chelsea look set to seal the top three slots this season as they compete for the title this season, leaving a string of teams to challenge for a place in the top four.

Nigel does not see the Red Devils challenging for the place, predicting Rangnick's charges are due to missing out on a Champions League spot.

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Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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