There’s little from Lukaku’s first season to recommend he can be extra prolific, having scored solely eight instances in 26 video games in his first marketing campaign in 2021-22. But when there’s a boss with the man-management abilities who can inject confidence and get him firing, it’s Pochettino.
His phrases of affirmation and reward will swimsuit a participant of Lukaku’s fragile ego and by giving him an opportunity to impress within the centre ahead position, it could be an enormous leap of religion within the striker. He might not have the identical inventive thoughts as Kane, however on his day, there aren’t many extra deadly strikers on the earth.
For Chelsea, Pochettino serving to Lukaku rediscover his type is unquestionably a less expensive various to signing £100m-rated Kane, and even Benfica star Goncalo Ramos.
And if Inter Milan resolve towards taking over the choice to signal him completely, it might be a case of third time fortunate for Lukaku in west London.