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Thomas Tuchel has informed Romelu Lukaku he have to emulate Timo Werner to get back again in the Chelsea side.

Lukaku — final summer’s £97million marquee signing — has been arguably the Premier League’s largest disappointment of the period.

But the Belgian powerhouse is back from an Achilles injury just in time to enhance the Blues in their remaining quest for a trophy.

Lukaku — already a member of the Leading League’s elite 100-purpose club when he joined — understands he is unlikely to start off towards Crystal Palace at Wembley today.

And he is also now conscious that Werner, for so extended an expensive flop himself, has moved forward of him in the hanging pecking buy.

Germany forward Werner has swallowed his possess annoyance at becoming on a regular basis benched to knuckle down and begin getting the net.

Manager Tuchel gave the former Leipzig man the nod in opposition to Southampton and Actual Madrid — and was rewarded with a few aims.

And Tuchel made it obvious that Lukaku demands a very similar impression the moment his transform comes once again.

The forward was a sub in the to start with leg of the Champions League loss to Serious Madrid and recalling his weak header, he said: “He had a large likelihood from Serious Madrid and issues can go so speedy.

“Nobody is familiar with what this purpose would have accomplished for us if he experienced taken his likelihood with the late header.

“It is precisely what he requirements to do — hold out, be client, work tricky and place the group very first, be prepared to support the team, due to the fact as a striker you can aid within seconds.”