Think maybe Romelu Lukaku didn’t have confidence he needed, reveals Kalidou Koublibaly

Having won the Champions League trophy at the end of the 2020/21 season, a lot was expected from Chelsea especially since the club had signed Romelu Lukaku in a club-record move. But nothing went according to plan as the Blues struggled to cope with injuries and various other issues while Lukaku struggled to find his footing back in England. It eventually saw Chelsea decide to cut their ties with Lukaku sent out on loan to Inter Milan this summer after he reportedly asked the club to leave.

"Romelu is a good player, a nice player, a talented player. He is very strong and I was used to playing against him in Italy – I think he didn’t like to play against me! He scored a lot of goals in Italy and he won the Scudetto with Inter, so when he signed for Chelsea I was not surprised,” Koulibaly said, reported Goal.