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Chelsea are still expected to complete further business in the summer transfer window despite forking out £97.5million to re-sign Romelu Lukaku last week. Lukaku has left Inter Milan to head back to Stamford Bridge seven years after he departed to join Everton, becoming the Blues' most expensive signing ever. Thomas Tuchel was keen to add a new centre-forward to his ranks, but reports suggest he is still looking to strengthen other areas of his squad before the window closes at the end of the month. Certain players could also leave the west London club over the next few weeks, so we're on hand with the latest Chelsea transfer news below
Romelu Lukaku explained that he simply could not keep up with Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea tactics from the previous campaign. Speaking to the Guardian, Lukaku admitted how impressed he’d been by Tuchel’s methods last year. The German instantly set about deploying his blueprints on Frank Lampard’s group, after the pair exchanged managerial places in January.He installed a 3-4-2-1 formation, ensuring defensive solidity and a greater emphasis on possession. This transformation was instantly recognisable from his very first match in charge. At home to Wolverhampton Wanderers, Chelsea kept a clean sheet, boasted 78.9% and completed 820 passes. Since 2003, both of those possession statistics are the highest totals by a team in their manager’s debut Premier League game in charge.
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