Chelsea 'have no choice' but to persist with Romelu Lukaku next season because the club 'have no money', according to Paul Merson.
The Blues are facing an uncertain future, with takeover talks having stalled following Roman Abramovich's backtracking from writing off the club's £1.6billion debts.
Lukaku is one of the club's major financial assets having re-joined from Inter Milan for £97.5million last summer.
He has been hugely disappointing and endured a tough campaign - forced to settle for a place on the substitutes bench in recent weeks.