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Thomas Tuchel's decision to punish Romelu Lukaku following bombshell interview in Italy was 'overzealous nonsense', says Garth Crooks... who credits Chelsea forward for working 'his way back to form' to lead side to Club World Cup glory

Thomas Tuchel's decision to punish Romelu Lukaku for his interview in December has been slammed by Garth Crooks as 'overzealous nonsense'.

The Blues £97.5million club-record signing delivered a bombshell interview in December in which he confessed to being unhappy under Thomas Tuchel and added that 'he knows' he will return to the Serie A giants.

Lukaku was fined at least a week's wages and was forced to issue a grovelling apology to the club and the fans soon afterwards after being dropped for the 2-2 draw at home to Liverpool.