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Shaun Wright-Phillips makes bold claim that Romelu Lukaku will return to Chelsea to partner Christopher Nkunku under Mauricio Pochettino

Former Chelsea winger Shaun Wright-Phillips has made a bold claim that Romelu Lukaku will return to Stamford Bridge to partner Christopher Nkunku next season.

The France international was confirmed as Mauricio Pochettino's first signing as he arrived from RB Leipzig.

And former Blues Wright-Phillips has told Metro that he believes Lukaku will return to play in attack with the 25-year-old.

‘Last season, (having no striker) was their biggest crime,' he said. ‘Yes, they were losing matches and conceding goals, but it wasn’t that they weren’t making chances, it was that they weren’t scoring them.