talkSPORT’s Rory Jennings didn’t maintain again when giving his views on wantaway Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku.
The Belgian worldwide has lengthy appeared destined for a transfer away from Stamford Bridge, having not performed for the membership since Could 2022, and it now seems that this might lastly be taking place
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talkSPORT understands that Chelsea are in talks with Napoli over a season-long mortgage for Victor Osimhen, in a deal which might see Lukaku head in the wrong way.
The previous Manchester United frontman has spent the previous two campaigns away from Chelsea, spending the 2022/23 season on mortgage at Inter Milan, earlier than a spell away at Roma final time period.
And Jennings was solely too happy to be informed of the potential little bit of enterprise, as he reacted to the information while internet hosting the White and Jordan present alongside Shebahn Aherne.
He took the chance to welcome the could be signing of Osimhen by laying into Belgium’s all-time high goalscorer, saying: “Good riddance to Romelu.”
And he did not cease there, occurring to say that Lukaku isn’t solely the Blues’ worst ever signing, however that he additionally ranks among the many poorest additions to any workforce in Premier League historical past.
Reiterating his enthusiasm for the transfer, Jennings stated: “I imply, this could be the dream. This might be the dream.
“Romelu Lukaku is Chelsea’s worst ever signing. I believe it is attention-grabbing Romelu Lukaku, really, for those who had been to consider the worst Premier League signings of all time.”
He then pointed to Lukaku’s perceived lack of success at each Man United, who he represented between 2017 and 2019, after which throughout his second spell at Chelsea who he rejoined in 2021, having beforehand been on the membership’s books between 2011 and 2014.
Jennings continued: “Take into consideration the worst Premier League signings off the highest of your head, whoever you suppose they’re. I believe for those who did a listing of ten, Romelu Lukaku is on that checklist twice.
“He is on it for Chelsea, and he is on it for Manchester United. He has been the worst signing to the Premier League. One man is on the identical checklist twice.
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“That is how poor he’s. That is how unhealthy he’s.”
Lukaku’s joined Man United for £75million and scored 46 objectives in 92 appearances for the membership, however didn’t win any silverware whereas at Outdated Trafford.
After swapping Outdated Trafford for Inter Milan and firing the membership to the 2021 Serie A title, the Belgium worldwide rejoined Chelsea for a then club-record payment of £97.5million.
Regardless of the hefty price ticket, he managed simply eight Premier League objectives in 26 appearances within the 2021/22 marketing campaign, and Jennings slammed the frontman’s lack of professionalism throughout his second spell on the membership.
Referring to an explosive interview with Sky Italia in 2021 during which Lukaku criticised then Blues boss Thomas Tuchel’s techniques and expressed his want to return to Inter, the talkSPORT pundit continued: “It was that unhealthy on the pitch, however it was additionally that unhealthy in the best way that he performed himself.
“Keep in mind what occurred? He went over to Italy, [and gave] an unsanctioned interview.
“The whole lot was going so nicely and he simply goes and does an interview in Italy with Sky Italia and principally simply says: ‘I want I used to be taking part in in Italy. I want I wasn’t taking part in for Chelsea’.”
With Lukaku having not featured in blue since burning his bridges on the finish of a tumultuous first and solely marketing campaign again within the capital, Jennings ended with a damning verdict.
He added: “He could be in Chelsea’s worst ever XI.
“Romelu Lukaku and Chris Sutton. They don’t seem to be going to attain many objectives. They don’t seem to be scoring many objectives, these two. That will be worst ever Chelsea XI.”
