Roman Abramovich is backing Thomas Tuchel over Romelu Lukaku, according to Matt Law.
Abramovich is yet to see consistent performances from Romelu Lukaku and the CWC is his chance to ease some pressure off him, and show why the Russian spent £100m on his signature.
It’s unconfirmed if Roman will be in Abu Dhabi however in whatever case, Chelsea’s billionaire owner will be keeping a close eye on Lukaku.
Thomas Tuchel will hold a virtual call today with the players, the earliest he could arrive in Abu Dhabi himself is Friday, providing he tests negative twice, for now, Michels, Zsolt Low, Barry will take charge of Chelsea, with Tuchel in regular contact with the players and staff.
