Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku has made a public apology and returned to training to prepare for Totenham Carabao Cup clash which will be played today at 7:45pm.
Tuchel confirmed on Tuesday that Lukaku is in contention to return for Chelsea in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final against Tottenham, having stood down the club-record signing down for Sunday’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Liverpool.
He said:
“First of all, we were even in the background happy that we took the time that it needed to look calmly on it and talk calmly.
“He has apologised and is back in the squad for today’s training.
“We have had enough time to clear the air and move on.
“For me, the most important thing was to understand and clearly understand and believe that it was not intentional.
“He did not do this intentionally to create noise in front of such a big game.”
Meanwhile Lukaku also promised to clear up the mess on the coming games.
In an interview with the club website he said:
“To the fans, I’m sorry for the upset that I caused.
“You guys know the connection that I have with this club since my teenage years, so I totally understand you guys being upset.
“Obviously, it’s up to me now to restore your trust and I’ll do my best to show commitment every day on the training ground and in the games, trying to make sure that we win games.
“And also to the manager, I apologise, and also to my team-mates and the board, because I think it was not the right moment also and I want to move forward from this and make sure that we start winning football games and that I perform for the team in the best manner.”
The Belgian striker setback came after he had told the sky in Italy that he was not happy with the situation at Chelsea and indicated he had issues with Tuchel’s style of play.
