Romelu Lukaku reveals how Chelsea legend Didier Drogba helped Stamford Bridge return

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omelu Lukaku has lifted the lid on his close friendship with Didier Drogba, revealing that he has been in frequent contact with the Chelsea legend as he prepares to return to Stamford Bridge.

The strike duo were Blues teammates for one season following the arrival of Lukaku as a teenager from Anderlecht in 2011, and the Belgian has previously spoken about how influential players like Drogba and Nicolas Anelka were early on in his football career.

Lukaku and Drogba have remained good friends ever since, and the Ivorian was among the first to celebrate the £97.5m return to Chelsea from Serie A champions Inter Milan last week.

Expanding on his friendship with Drogba in an interview with Chelsea’s official website, Lukaku said: “Our relationship means the world to me. It’s not like we talk once a month, I talk to the guy every few days!”

“We have a group chat so we’re in constant communication and I’ve been on the phone with him a bit more in the past two weeks.

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“I had a lot of questions to ask and he still knows a lot of people here, so he prepared me well with the latest details.

“Now I just need to get to know the players and the manager a little better and be available as quickly as possible to the team.”

Didier Drogba served as a mentor and important friend to Romelu Lukaku

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Due to quarantine restrictions, Lukaku was unable to make his Chelsea debut in Saturday’s 2021/22 Premier League opener against Crystal Palace, as Thomas Tuchel’s side followed up on their dramatic penalty shootout victory over Villarreal in Belfast with an impressive penalty shootout 3.0 defeat. Patrick Vieira.

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