Lukaku believes he returns to Chelsea a more complete player
Romelu Lukaku believes he is a more complete player upon his big-money return to Chelsea.
The Belgian striker completed a £97.5million switch to Stamford Bridge from
Inter, eight years after leaving West London for
Everton.
The former
Manchester Unitedstriker gave his first interview to
Chelsea’s official website in which he was asked to explain the main differences between the player he was when he left for Everton in 2014 and the one returning to west London this summer.
"I just feel more complete,"
Lukaku told the
club's official websiteon Monday when asked to compare the difference between his two arrivals at Stamford Bridge
.
"I’ve tried to master all the facets that a striker needs and I just want to keep improving on the small details all the time and keep improving on my strengths as well.
"It’s not like I’m a new player coming in and not quite knowing what to expect. I know the league, I’ve scored a fair amount of goals here but the past is the past and now we have to look forward.
"I’m a new version of that player from before. I’ve evolved and the team that I’m joining is a very strong team so now we just have to prove it on the pitch by challenging for the Premier League."
Chelsea started their Premier League campaign without Lukaku on Saturday with an easy 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace.
Lukaku will be able to feature in Sunday’s Premier League trip to Arsenal, and the Belgium international spoke of his excitement over working with Tuchel.
"The conversation was really clear from him [Tuchel], that he wants me to be a presence and a leader in the team,"
Lukaku continued.
"I have to just use all my abilities to make sure I can help the team as much as possible.
"I’m a leader but I’m also more of a gel person, making sure that everybody feels comfortable and confident. That’s the way I lead.
"I like the system that we play and I’m very flexible. I can play as a two or by myself and I’m used to the system because it’s what we play with the Belgian national team so I don’t need much time to adapt.
"It’s just knowing the strengths of my teammates in important positions and knowing what we do off the ball, then I can do the rest."
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