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Alan Shearer has confessed he was wide of the mark when predicting Romelu Lukaku would lead Chelsea to the Premier League title on the eve of the season.

The former England striker tipped the Blues for domestic glory in August after they signed Lukaku from Inter Milan for a club-record fee of £97million. Shearer told BBC Sport : "I'm expecting it to be much tighter at the top than last time, with four teams in with a chance of being champions, not just (Manchester) City and Chelsea. I'm only going with Thomas Tuchel's side to win it because they got Lukaku in."

Lukaku arrived at Stamford Bridge full of confidence after firing Inter to the Serie A title with a 24-goal return. However, the Belgian has struggled on his return to England, managing a meagre tally of five goals in 19 league appearances.

There was also trouble off the pitch after Lukaku gave an explosive interview declaring he is "not happy" and suggesting he would prefer to be at Inter.

With Chelsea 11 points behind league-leaders Manchester City and Lukaku enduring a troubled campaign, Shearer admits his pre-season prediction has fallen flat. "They spent an awful lot of money on him," the Newcastle legend told BBC Sport of Lukaku. "I thought he was going to be a game changer for Chelsea this