Lukaku apologized for his statements and will be called up again in Chelsea

Subject closed in Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku Y Thomas Tuchel They smoothed out their rough edges after some controversial statements by the forward in an interview with Sky Italia. According to information from international media, last Monday there was an apology from the Belgian to leave that tense situation in the past.

The ‘Blues’ had no record of the aforementioned interview and the tall cloaks and heavyweights of the squad supported 100% the coach’s decision to remove the player from the match against Liverpool for the Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

“We are glad that we took the time to treat this calmly.”Tuchel said after Monday’s conclave. “He apologized and went back to training with the team. The most important thing for me was understanding what had happened. I hadn’t done it on purpose to create a lot of noise before a big game “he added.

In this way, Romelu Lukaku will be called up again by Chelsea for the EFL Cup semifinal against Antonio Conte’s Tottenham. What is not clear is whether he will be considered from the start or will he wait for his chance on the substitute bench.

What had Lukaku said?

“I am not happy with the situation in Chelsea. Tuchel has chosen to play with another system. I’m not happy and it’s normal (…) I have Inter in my heart and I hope to play there again. I want from the bottom of my heart to return to Inter “, were the words of the former Inter Milan.

“I honestly didn’t like them. Bring noise we don’t need. We do not want to make more of the matter. We will speak with Lukaku from the inside “, was the response of the Teutonic strategist.