The signing of Romelu Lukaku last summer was a shock to some Chelsea fans like myself. Whilst it was clear that the Blues would not be able to secure Erling Haaland at a near decent price, the next best player on the market was the Belgian forward. Despite his stellar goal scoring record at Inter Milan, there were still question marks as to whether Thomas Tuchel's style of football would be complimentary with Lukaku's. In the end, those questions were answered by the man himself.
Lukaku spoke with Sky Italia complaining about the system not favouring him. The fact that he was signed knowing the kind of possession-based football that Tuchel employs, it's a mystery as to why the manager wanted him in the first place.
Chelsea have made a number of mistakes in recent transfer windows that they are still paying for. Antonio Conte's 2017/18 window has to be the worst of them all, with Timoue Bakayoko and Danny Drinkwater still under Chelsea's payroll this year. There were also a number of mistakes reportedly sanctioned by Roman Abramovich that didn't go down too well, such as Andriy Shevchenko and Fernando Torres. With Dean Jones stating that Romelu Lukaku was also a Roman Abramovich signing, it's time to action a plan to move on.
