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Chelsea's summer recruit Kalodou Koulibaly suggests Romelu Lukaku struggled in the Premier League due to a lack of 'confidence'.
The 31-year-old centre-back completed a move to Stamford Bridge from Serie A earlier this summer - before Lukaku completed the reverse move as he secured a loan back to Inter Milan.
Koulibaly, who knows Lukaku well from their time playing against each other in Italy, suggests that there could have been issues in the Belgian's 'private life' that caused on-pitch struggles.
Lukaka completed a club-record move worth £97.5m to Chelsea last summer from Inter Milan - but failed to adjust to Premier League life after scoring just eight league goals before returning to Italy this summer.
The Blues are already on the search for Lukaku's replacement, after they opened talks with Barcelona over a move for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Chelsea have already acquired the services of Raheem Sterling but Thomas Tuchel is eager to add another forward to his ranks following the departure of Lukaku.
