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Chelsea's new recruit Kalidou Koulibaly says Romelu Lukaku lacked 'confidence' last season in the Premier League... and suggests the Belgian striker could have been troubled by things in his 'private life'

Chelsea's summer recruit Kalodou Koulibaly suggests Romelu Lukaku struggled in the Premier League, due to a lack of 'confidence'.

The 31-year-old centre-back completed a move to Stamford Bridge from Serie A earlier this summer - before Lukaku completed the reverse move as he secured a loan back to Inter Milan.

Koulibaly, who knows Lukaku well from their time playing against each other in Italy, suggests that there could have been issues in the Belgian's 'private life' that caused on-pitch struggles.

Kalidou Koulibaly says Romelu Lukaku had a lack of 'confidence' for Chelsea last season
Lukaku scored just eight goals after securing a club-record move worth u00a397.5m in the summer

Speaking in his press conference on Wednesday, the former Napoli defender said: 'Romelu is a good player, a nice player, a talented player.