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Lukaku declares that he is ‘ready’ to make second Chelsea debut against Arsenal
Chelsea new striker, Romelu Lukaku said he is fit and ready as he said: “I can play” in his first official interview with the club. Without a doubt, the striker has been on media duties all day Monday and is in line to feature against Arsenal.
Chelsea new striker, Romelu Lukaku said he is fit and ready as he said: “I can play” in his first official interview with the club. Without a doubt, the striker has been on media duties all day Monday and is in line to feature against Arsenal.
While speaking to Chelsea FC, Lukaku admitted that he is ready to start on Sunday.
“I’m ready so it’s just about getting into the team and trying to prove myself to the coaches that if I’m needed, I can play. We all have to compete throughout the week to earn our starting spot.
“For me, it’s going to be a new fight but we’re all fighting for one cause – to make sure that Chelsea win! I’ll make sure that in training I give 100 per cent every day and make sure that I’m ready for each game.”
Chelsea faces Arsenal on matchday two of the 2021/22 Premier League season following a 3-0 victory at Stamford Bridge on an opening day.
While speaking on his potential debut, Lukaku said: “I’m happy the first one is a big game away at Arsenal so hopefully we can prepare ourselves well and get a good result.”
The Blues will be looking for a positive result at the Emirates as Tuchel’s side mount a Premier League title challenge this season.
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Meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel is hopeful that he will have both N’Golo Kante and Romelu Lukaku available for selection for our next match against Arsenal and revealed that Lukaku’s arrival could prompt a change in the system for Chelsea.
‘N’Golo felt discomfort in his ankle on Friday,’ said Tuchel. ‘He felt it in the warm-up to the Super Cup match against Villarreal and he already played a little bit in pain and overcame the pain in that game.
‘But on Friday he felt it again and we decided to take him out and not to take any risk now at the beginning of the season. I think N’Golo will be back in the middle of the week to hopefully be ready for Arsenal.’
Tuchel is confident that Lukaku will be able to make his second Blues debut in that same match, after the Belgian striker re-signed for the club too late to be involved against Palace, due to current Covid-19 protocols.
‘We expect Romelu to finish quarantine in time to be able to join team training on Tuesday because Monday is our day off. So we will try to prepare him to play against Arsenal and hopefully, he can be on the pitch.’