DBasia.news – A curse haunted the gait of Romelu Lukaku in his second spell at Chelsea. This is related to the Belgian striker’s jersey number.
Chelsea are willing to spend around 115 million euros to repatriate Lukaku from Inter Milan. He is considered the puzzle piece that the Blues need to excel.
Although it was officially introduced last week, Chelsea have not divulged Lukaku’s jersey number. But the riddle will soon be answered.
Lukaku has almost certainly won the trust of wearing the number 9. The number is now ownerless after Tammy Abraham was released to AS Roma.
Number 9 is no stranger to Lukaku. He has worn this number since at Manchester United, Inter Milan and the Belgian national team.
The back number 9 is identical to the goal-hungry striker. Lukaku has quite managed to answer that reputation in at least the last two seasons with Inter.
Lukaku has scored 64 goals in 95 games for Inter. The incision also influenced Chelsea’s decision to sign him.
But Lukaku will not be easy to repeat that slick performance with Chelsea. The Premier League is certainly a different league from Serie A.
In addition, Chelsea’s number 9 jersey also holds a curse. Many big-name attackers slack off while wearing them.
Names such as Fernando Torres, Radamel Falcao, Alvaro Morata, Mateja Kezman, to Gonzalo Higuain are included in this curse. Though their reputation as a goal-hungry striker can not be doubted.
This is a momentum for Lukaku to prove his quality as a world-class striker. Moreover, he feels he has developed a lot compared to when he first defended Chelsea in 2011.