'He is a big guy, physically so strong, but there is also a kid inside who needs that love, needs that support, needs to feel important.'
So said Jose Mourinho about Romelu Lukaku in a newspaper interview last year and as they prepare to work together for the third time, Lukaku is a footballer very much in need of some love.
He is thoroughly unwanted at Chelsea, where he has been training with the Under 21 side and never featured in Mauricio Pochettino's plans.
The Belgian forward arrived in Rome on Tuesday night, where he was given a hero's welcome by fans in the Italian capital ahead of a loan switch from the Blues.