The coach eliminated Lukaku from the team for Sunday’s league match against Liverpool (2: 2). In a pre-recorded interview with Sky Italia, the Belgian complained about the Blues style of play and said that he was not satisfied with the London club.
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The Blues management wanted an apology for the author’s seven goals from this season and, according to Tuchel, it was. The German coach announced that he had to talk face to face with a football player for whom Chelsea paid Inter Milan approximately 98 million pounds (almost 3 billion crowns) in the summer.
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“He apologized and trained with us again today. We had plenty of time to clarify it and move on, “Tuchel told reporters today. “It simply came to our notice then. He didn’t want to make such a fuss before an important match. He is emotional, he does not hide his opinions. It was a hype that you don’t care about, but there is no doubt about his relationship with the team, “said the coach.
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The British media has previously reported that the interview at the training center turned out well. Lukaku could return to the Blues as early as Wednesday, when Chelsea will compete in the English Cup at home against the Roosters to advance to the finals.
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The 28-year-old footballer will probably not miss the disciplinary punishment from the club management.
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Lukaku returned to Chelsea, whose player he was in 2011-14, this summer after two years of successful work at Inter Milan.
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However, he is still experiencing an below-average season at Stamford Bridge: he was injured for a month, did not play for coronavirus in December and scored only seven goals in 18 competitive matches. He did better in Serie A. He scored 64 goals in two years at Inter.
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