Kai Havertz hints he'd like to take Romelu Lukaku's Chelsea position on permanent basis

Kai Havertz has hinted that he would be willing to replace Romelu Lukaku as Chelsea ’s striker, explaining the role is ‘good for him’.

The German popped up with a crucial goal, again, for the Blues on Tuesday night when he netted the opener in the eighth minute of his side’s 2-0 victory over Lille in the Champions League Round of 16.

Christian Pulisic then ensured that Thomas Tuchel’s side headed into the second leg of the tie with a healthy advantage with a goal in the 63rd minute.

Chelsea looked a much improved united compared to some of their recent displays, with some pointing out that the absence of Lukaku may have been a key reason for that.

After the victory, Havertz spoke of how he enjoyed playing as a no.9, he explained: "It is good for me (playing advanced forward). We have a lot of good strikers so it is also good to have a change and not make it easy for the opposition. Today it worked good and I enjoy every forward position.

"We did not play our best football, we could not get the aggressiveness of the last few weeks but we won 2-0 and that is the most important thing. Sunday is another competition and we have to focus on that now.

"It is crazy, we have a lot of chances to win another trophy on Sunday, it will be a tough game. We will put all our strength together and hope we win this game."

After scoring in the Club World Cup final and the Champions League final last season, Havertz is developing a knack for stepping up when it really matters.

However, his two goals in 17 Premier League appearances have raised questions over how influential he can be on a weekly basis.

The former Bayer Leverkusen star continued: “We knew that it was a difficult game, they played good football and the first half was