Blues play down Lukaku interest

22 July 2011 08:51
Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has cooled the likelihood of making a move for Romelu Lukaku, despite admitting his admiration for the striker.[LNB] The Blues have been strongly linked with the 18-year-old, who is valued at around £20million by his club.[LNB]Lukaku is already a regular for his club and a full international while he's also been touted as the new Didier Drogba by some for his powerful style of play.[LNB]"Lukaku had a magnificent season in Belgium," he said.[LNB]"We are pondering every decision because we don't want to go into the market and make mistakes.[LNB]"We have plenty of availability in terms of forwards who can play in different positions - with (Nicolas) Anelka, with (Salomon) Kalou, Didier, Torres and (Daniel) Sturridge.[LNB]"This is the reality at the moment of our squad. We need to find the correct balance and this is why pre-season is important.[LNB]"On that decision, to bring in another forward, at the moment I don't think we will."

Source: Team_Talk