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Romelu Lukaku reveals he advised Kai Havertz to join Chelsea over a year ago while playing for Inter Milan against his Bayer Leverkusen team... and now says he's raring to go in a £187m duo to be unleashed against Arsenal

Romelu Lukaku admits he cannot wait to link up with Kai Havertz in Chelsea's frontline after sealing his £98million return to Stamford Bridge - and revealed he tried to convince the German to sign for the Blues over a year ago.

Lukaku is ready to be unleashed against Arsenal in his second debut on Sunday - ten years since he first joined the club - and fans are already anticipating his arrival and the possibility of a partnership with Havertz, and the 28-year-old admits he has been an admirer of the forward.