Pundit insists Lukaku ‘doesn’t have Chelsea future’ despite Tuchel claim

Former England international Carlton Palmer insists that Romelu Lukaku doesn’t have a future at Chelsea while Thomas Tuchel is still around.

The Belgium striker fell in hot water with Chelsea after telling Sky Sport Italy in January of his dissatisfaction at the club, just months after his £98m summer transfer from Inter Milan.

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Lukaku said: “Physically I’m fine, even better than before. After two years in Italy, in which I worked a lot at Inter with trainers and nutritionists, I am physically fine.

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“But I’m not happy with the situation, this is normal. I think the coach has chosen to play with another module, I just have to not give up and continue to work and be a professional.

“I am not happy with the situation, but I am a worker and I must not give up.”

The Chelsea striker apologised for the controversial interview but there are still doubts whether he fits into Tuchel’s plans at the club.

He was linked with a return to Inter Milan a few days ago but Tuchel has denied that Lukaku could leave Chelsea, he said: “We don’t reflect on it [the Lukaku rumours].

“Our situation at the moment is that we cannot talk to players, we cannot sell and we cannot buy, so in this moment we don’t even need to think about it.

“These are the players we have and Romelu plays a big part in our plans. Maybe not the part he wants to play, and I totally understand it.

“But he used his time off also to disconnect a little bit – he had