On paper, it appeared the perfect signing. Chelsea splashed a club record £97 million to bring Romelu Lukaku in from Inter Milan during the summer with a view to fixing their profligacy in front of goal.
Lukaku arrived in west London off the back of a season that saw him score 24 goals and contribute 10 assists in 36 Serie A games as Inter Milan won their first Scudetto in 10 years.
A misfiring Timo Werner led the line for much of the 2020-21 campaign at Stamford Bridge and Chelsea still came away with a Champions League title.