All you need to know about how Thomas Tuchel closed the Romelu Lukaku transfer with one magic phone call and brought the Belgian striker back home to Stamford Bridge
Big Rom is home. Lukaku is back to Stamford Bridge. Once a young prospect at the club, Romelu Lukaku has returned to Chelsea, 10 years after he first joined the club. The club signed him for a whopping 97.7m pounds from Inter Milan. And who was the key behind Chelsea’s biggest signing of all-time? None other than the German coach himself, Mr. Thomas Tuchel.
So let’s take a look at how Thomas Tuchel sealed the Lukaku deal with one phone call.
How did Thomas Tuchel convince Romelu Lukaku to join Chelsea?
Lukaku has had an amazing spell at his now former club Inter Milan where he spent two seasons, winning the Serie A trophy this year. The Belgian striker was in top form in Italy this year where he scored 24 goals and 11 assists in 36 matches.
He also performed really well at the Euros this year, having scored 4 goals in 5 matches for the Belgian national team.
Not many people were certain about there being a possibility for Lukaku to come back to Chelsea. However, it turns out that it was Thomas Tuchel who acted as the driving force behind the Belgian striker’s move to Stamford Bridge.
Tuchel took on the responsibility and called Lukaku himself to convince him to join The Blues this year. No one knows what magic words Tuchel used to get Lukaku on board but how hard could it have been? Chelsea won the Champions League last year and have a great squad at the moment. It would certainly be hard for Big Rom to refuse.
Can Lukaku help Chelsea win the Premier League 2021/22 title?
Thomas Tuchel definitely has got something up his sleeve doesn’t he? Lukaku is easily one of the best strikers in the world at the moment. He is a classic example of a player who displays speed and strength like no other striker. No wonder Tuchel signed him.
Can the Belgian can help Chelsea win the Premier League this year? Only time will tell.