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Jose Fonte has already sent Romelu Lukaku warning ahead of Chelsea vs Lille in Champions League

Lille defender and Premier League veteran Jose Fonte has already warned the reigning French champions of Romelu Lukaku's quality ahead of first leg of the Champions League round of 16 tie against Chelsea.

Lukaku, 28, has come in for a lot of criticism in recent times despite playing a crucial role in winning Roman Abramovich his first FIFA Club World Cup title with his goals in the semi-final and final against Al Hilal and Palmeiras respectively.

However, that promising up turn in form hasn't yet transferred to the Premier League with the tight 1-0 Crystal Palace win seeing the £97.5million man touching the ball a mere seven times over the 90 minutes, including one from kick-off in the first half.

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