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Romelu Lukaku DOES have a future with Chelsea despite links to Inter Milan, insists technical director Petr Cech, who says he has 'full confidence' that the struggling Belgian will bounce back with a 'strong season'

Chelsea's technical director Petr Cech says he has 'full confidence' that struggling striker Romelu Lukaku can bounce back and have a 'strong season' despite heavy speculation linking him with a return to Inter Milan.

Lukaku was signed for a club-record fee of £98million last summer but the Belgian has failed to hit the lofty heights expected of him, scoring just eight times in the league in a season where he fell out with boss Thomas Tuchel.

The 29-year-old released a bombshell interview where he stated his unhappiness at Stamford Bridge in December and was dropped from the German's team.