Chelsea give Lukaku second chance after Ba exit

Sport360 staff 09:47 20/07/2014
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  • Romelu return: Lukaku is back at Chelsea and has a chance to impress in their pre-season tour.

    Romelu Lukaku has been handed a second chance at Chelsea by Jose Mourinho.

    The Blues striker had been linked with a summer move away from Stamford Bridge following an impressive loan spell at Everton last season.

    But Steve Holland, Chelsea’s assistant first-team coach, insists the Belgian will link up with Mour­inho’s squad for their two-week pre-season training camp across Europe next week.

    Speaking after the club’s 3-2 pre-season friendly win over AFC Wim­bledon yesterday, Holland said: “The plan is that he will join up with us at some stage during the second week when we are in Holland.”

    Asked if he won’t be going any­where until then, Holland replied: “That’s the situation as I under­stand it.”

    Lukaku, who scored 15 Premier League goals for Everton, is viewed as a replacement for Demba Ba, who joined Besiktas for £4.7m (Dh29.5m) last week.

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