Romelu Lukaku says he feels ‘happy and blessed’ to return to Chelsea and hopes the experience he has picked up since his initial spell will help the club achieve further trophy success.
Thomas Tuchel has been intent on adding a proven centre-forward to his squad following Olivier Giroud’s departure earlier this summer and Chelsea accelerated their bid to sign Lukaku after giving up hope of landing Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland.
Lukaku arrives back at Stamford Bridge from Inter Milan in a club-record deal worth £97.5million and the Belgium international has put pen to paper on a five-year contract in west London.
The 28-year-old adds quality to a star-studded Chelsea attack already boasting the likes of Timo Werner, Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic, who will all be hungry for more silverware after their Champions League triumph last term.
‘I’m happy and blessed to be back at this wonderful club,’ Lukaku told Chelsea’s official website.
‘It’s been a long journey for me: I came here as a kid who had a lot to learn, now I’m coming back with a lot of experience and more mature.
‘The relationship I have with this club means so much to me, as you know.
‘I have supported Chelsea as a kid and now to be back and try to help them win more titles is an amazing feeling.’
Lukaku is confident he is rejoining Chelsea at the perfect stage of his career, seven years after bringing an end to his first spell at the club.
The Belgian established himself as one of the most lethal frontmen in Serie A across his two years in Italy and only Cristiano Ronaldo bettered his goalscoring tally (24) as Inter won their 19th Scudetto last term.
‘The way the club is going fits my ambitions perfectly at 28 and just coming off winning Serie A,’ Lukaku added.
‘I think this opportunity comes at the right time and hopefully we can have a lot of success together.
‘Since I left Chelsea, it’s been a long journey with a lot of ups and downs, but these experiences made me strong and the challenge is to try to help the team win some more trophies.
‘I can’t wait to get started and to help the club achieve more success.’
On the striker’s arrival, Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia said: ‘Romelu Lukaku is quite simply one of the world’s best strikers and goalscorers.
‘We are absolutely delighted to be bringing him back to the club he loves, and are excited to be adding his talent to our Champions League-winning squad.
‘We are of course looking to build on last season’s success, and Lukaku will play a big role in achieving our targets.
‘I’m sure all Chelsea fans will join me in saying welcome home, Romelu!’
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From metro.co.uk
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