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Romelu Lukaku is pinching himself over dream move to Chelsea



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Posted Monday, August 08, 2011 by thesun.co.uk

Romelu Lukaku is pinching himself over dream move to Chelsea

ROMELU LUKAKU reckons he is joining his dream team after Chelsea agreed a deal to sign the Anderlecht striker.

The Blues' long pursuit of Lukaku, 18, finally paid off last night when they announced they were poised to sign him, subject to the player passing a medical and accepting terms.

Lukaku, who is valued at between £15million and £20m, made no secret of the fact he was a Chelsea fan while he was being linked with the Londoners.

And, when asked on Twitter yesterday what his favourite thing about Chelsea was, he replied: "The fans, the players. It's just my dream team.

"I am entering a team full of experienced guys and winners. And I'm very happy about that."

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has shown he has an eye for the future by moving for the likes of Lukaku, and 19-year-olds Oriol Romeu and Thibaut Courtois.

But it is the present that should alarm him after another pedestrian showing from his below-par superstars in Saturday's 3-1 friendly win at Rangers.

Villas-Boas surely will not be fooled by the all-conquering pre-season tour, where Chelsea have won all six games and conceded just one goal - Nikica Jelavic's early strike at Ibrox.

Yes, the Blues cantered to an easy win courtesy of a Daniel Sturridge double and a Florent Malouda strike.

And they could even afford the normally reliable Frank Lampard to waste a penalty.

But we are talking about a team that is expected to win the Premier League AND Champions League here and Chelsea do not look ready.

Asked whether his team lacked imagination, Villas-Boas said: "The players are enjoying the freedom they're given to exploit new things they thought they didn't have before. We'll let them express themselves."



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