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Why can't Chelsea find a reliable No 9?

Why can't Chelsea find a reliable No 9?

22.06.2022, 11:18 skysports.com

Why can't Chelsea find a reliable No 9?

Romelu Lukaku looks set to return to Inter Milan less than a year after joining Chelsea for a club-record fee; striker joins Andriy Shevchenko, Fernando Torres and Alvaro Morata as forwards whose performances have failed to match their reputation after joining the Blues Perhaps Thomas Tuchel saw the writing on the wall when, in February, he admitted: "There is a history of strikers struggling a little bit at Chelsea. It may not be the easiest place in the world for strikers."

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