In the Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea, Belgian star Romelu Lukaku was not included in the squad. Previously, Lukaku was punished and discarded by Chelsea internally for inappropriate remarks in the interview.
Lukaku returned to Chelsea last summer for more than a billion euros, and in a recent interview with Sky Sports Italia, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the status quo. He said in the interview: "I'm not happy with the current situation, it's normal and I feel like the manager has chosen a different tactic. But I'm not going to give up and I'm going to continue to act like a professional player. But more importantly, Lukaku publicly stated in the interview that he was willing to return to Inter to play, which is clearly contrary to what he himself said his professional practices. After the reports came out, Chelsea boss Tuchel publicly criticized Romelu Lukaku and did not call him into Chelsea's squad against Liverpool. However, Sky Sports has made it clear that Chelsea have never discussed a transfer from Romelu Lukaku and that the Belgian star will not leave the team at least in this winter window and in the summer window six months later.
According to media reports, on Monday local time, Lukaku and Tuchel and the club's senior management conducted interviews, and the results of communication between the two sides were quite optimistic and a settlement has been reached. Lukaku has now returned to the training ground, where he has trained with Chelsea players who did not play in the previous game, and will also participate in Chelsea's all-team training in the future.
The media "Athletic" pointed out that Tuchel asked a number of players in the team about Lukaku's views, including captain Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kante, Rudiger and others. According to the Sun, in the turmoil caused by this Lukaku interview, Chelsea boss Abu has been firmly supporting manager Tuchel.