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Chelsea told not to sign Everton striker Romelu Lukaku
MARTIN KEOWN has told Chelsea not to sign Everton striker Romelu Lukaku because he wouldn't get in their team.
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Lukaku has rejected a new contract at Everton and has been linked with a return to Chelsea.
The Belgian star left Stamford Bridge to join the Toffees in 2014 but is the Premier League's top scorer this season and is keen to play Champions League football.
But Keown doesn't think Lukaku would get in ahead of current Blues frontman Diego Costa, despite him also being linked with an exit.
Martin Keown says Romelu Lukaku wouldn't get in the Chelsea team ahead of Diego Costa
They're not going to have Costa and sign Lukaku
"He's not going to get a game though is he," he said on BT Sport.
"Costa will play."
Keown's former Arsenal team-mate Ian Wright chipped in and said: "Yeah but Costa's going to go! I think that he will."
Ian Wright says Chelsea won't sign Romelu Lukaku and keep Diego Costa
"We don't know that do we," responded Keown.
Wright does agree there isn't room for both strikers at the west London club.
"They're not going to have Costa and sign Lukaku," he added.
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