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Romelu Lukaku has let down Chelsea and undermined manager Thomas Tuchel, says former Blues striker Chris Sutton.
The Belgium striker was dropped from Chelsea’s team for their 2-2 draw with Liverpool after an interview emerged where he expressed his displeasure at his progress since joining this summer.
He returned to training on Monday.
“What was the point of him doing the interview and causing unrest in the changing room?” Sutton said on BBC Radio 5 Live.
Lukaku, 28, returned to Chelsea for a club-record £97.5m move from Inter Milan in August, having played for the club earlier in his career.
In an interview with Sky Sports Italia recorded three weeks ago, but only broadcast on New Year’s Eve, he said he was “not happy with the situation” of being a bit-part player and would like to play for Inter again.
After a bright start to the season, Lukaku’s scoring dried up with a mix of injuries and Covid hampering his progress, but after talks with Tuchel he had scored twice in his past two Premier League games.
