Chelsea: “I’m sorry for the upset I have caused,” – Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku has issued a frank apology to the club’s supporters for any upset caused following his controversial Sky Italy interview. Quotes surfaced from Lukaku at the end of last week suggesting he was unhappy under Thomas Tuchel and that he regretted leaving Inter in the summer. Follow Live Sports news and updates on InsideSport.IN
Chelsea: “I’m sorry for the upset I have caused,” says Romelu Lukaku as he apologizes to Chelsea fans; Watch the full video
The Belgian was subsequently dropped from the matchday squad for Sunday’s draw with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. But after clear-the-air talks with Tuchel on Tuesday, Lukaku has now been welcomed back into the fold. And ahead of Wednesday’s EFL Cup semi-final first leg with Tottenham, the club’s record signing has issued a video apology to the fans.
A message from Romelu.
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) January 4, 2022
Romelu Lukaku has apologized claims Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel after the Belgian’s words from the interview were put under the scanner by the media and due to which Thomas Tuchel left him out of the squad against Liverpool.
Tuchel on Chelsea fans & Lukaku: “Romelu’s very aware of what happened and what he created. He feels the responsibility to clean his mess us. Maybe we’ll have a bit of smell from it, but he can handle it. He’s no other choice – he’s our player”. (via Fabrizio Romano)
Tuchel: “Romelu Lukaku apologized and he’s back in the squad. For me was important to understand that it [the interview] was not intentional from Romelu. This is not as big as people want it to be – it’s not small but we can stay calm and accept his apologies”. 🔵 #CFC pic.twitter.com/veyLDvsJO7
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 4, 2022
Thomas Tuchel explained that the Romelu Lukaku issue became “too noisy” and so he made the decision to drop the striker from his squad. “The thing got too big, the thing got too noisy so close to the match so I decided to protect the preparation of the match and that’s why he is out,”
“We have spoken twice and I have spoken to the main players.” “We have a big match to play and we need full focus…It is, in my opinion, easier if he is not in the squad. For sure, it was a difficult decision to take but in my opinion it was the decision to take,” he added.
🚨 Romelu Lukaku is not in Chelsea squad for visit of Liverpool. 28yo striker at centre of controversy in recent days after release of unauthorised interview in Italy. #CFC will now be without £97.5m summer signing for huge #LFC game @TheAthleticUK #CHELIV https://t.co/SSrl7sAK4H
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) January 2, 2022
Chelsea: “I’m sorry for the upset I have caused,” says Romelu Lukaku
Manager Thomas Tuchel has reportedly left the Belgian striker out after he gave an interview in which he expressed unhappiness with his role at Stamford Bridge. Tuchel did not hide his irritation that £98million striker Lukaku had gone public with his displeasure and said he would hold ‘behind closed doors talks’ to sort out the situation.
“Physically I am fine. But I’m not happy with the situation at Chelsea,’ Lukaku told Sky in Italy. Tuchel has chosen to play with another system I won’t give up, I’ll be professional. I am not happy with the situation but I am professional and I can’t give up now.”
Chelsea’s record signing has scored in his last two games against Aston Villa and Brighton having returned to the side following an ankle injury and a bout of Covid-19. But he will apparently play no part in a match against fellow title hopefuls Liverpool that neither side can afford to lose.
Romelu Lukaku to @SkySport: “Physically I am fine. But I’m NOT happy with the situation at Chelsea. Tuchel has chosen to play with another system – I won’t give up, I’ll be professional. I am not happy with the situation but I am professional – and I can’t give up now”. 🔵 #CFC pic.twitter.com/KGNoJ10cwp
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 30, 2021
As well as talking up his unhappiness in Tuchel’s system, Lukaku also gushed about the prospect of one day returning to Inter Milan. He added: “I really, genuinely from the bottom of my heart hope to come back to Inter, not at the end of my career, but while I am still at the level to win more trophies.”
Speaking at his press conference on Friday when asked about Lukaku’s comments, Tuchel said: “I don’t like it because it brings noise we don’t need. We need a calm environment and focus, and it does not help. On the other side we don’t want to make it more than it actually is.”
“This is today’s world, and everything you say is out there in public if you are such a big player like Romelu, he is an experienced player and should know what kind of value it has when he speaks out like this.”
“When I was at Inter, at the end of the first year, I turned down an offer from Manchester City which was higher than Chelsea’s this summer,” Lukaku said. “I did it because it had only been a year, it wasn’t the right time to leave and I didn’t want to. I was in a deep hole at Manchester United, things weren’t going well.”
Chelsea: “I’m sorry for the upset I have caused,” says Romelu Lukaku as he apologizes to Chelsea fans; Watch the full video
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