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Romelu Lukaku's Chelsea future in doubt after Thomas Tuchel drops him for crucial Liverpool clash - sources

Romelu Lukaku's future at Chelsea looks increasingly uncertain after the striker was dropped for Sunday's Premier League clash with Liverpool, sources have told ESPN.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has taken the decision following talks with Lukaku in the wake of a controversial interview conducted by Sky Italia three weeks ago but released on Thursday.

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Lukaku said he was "not very happy with the situation" at Chelsea with Tuchel preferring to play "a different formation" to the one he expected, adding that he would like to return to Inter Milan while still in the prime of his career having only left the Serie A side last summer in a €115 million (£97.