Lukaku details chats with Drogba prior to Chelsea return
Arsenal legend Ian Wright is concerned for his former team ahead of this Sunday's match against Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku is set to make his second debut for Chelsea following his £97.5million return to Stamford Bridge. Lukaku had two prolific seasons at Inter Milan and arrives back in the Premier League in the form of his life.
Chelsea news: Ian Wright is concerned for Arsenal ahead of Romelu Lukaku's debut (Image: GETTY)
"Since Lukaku was linked, Romelu’s been talking to me on a consistent basis, so I know it’s happening but I have to keep quiet," Wright said on Ringer FC’s Wrighty’s House podcast.
"All the time I was thinking this is fine, but when I see how Arsenal got beat against Brentford knowing that Romelu will be there...
"I knew that this was going to happen, watching how we play, seeing how Ivan Toney and [Bryan] Mbeumo dealt with our defence, let’s face it Lukaku with the players he now has [around him], it’s going to be devastating against most defences."
Arsenal beat Chelsea home and away last season but Wright is expecting a different scenario this term.
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He believes Lukaku has made Thomas Tuchel's side genuine contenders to win the Premier League title.
He added: "I know that Arsenal won twice against Chelsea last year and it did change Arsenal’s trajectory, Bukayo Saka came in, Emile Smith Rowe came in, we kind of started to create.
"We’re now dealing with a completely different animal. We’re dealing with one of these hybrid dinosaurs they created in one of those Jurassic Park films.
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Chelsea news: Romelu Lukaku became the Blues' record signing last week (Image: EXPRESS)