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John Obi Mikel Reveals Romelu Lukaku’s Punctuality Issues at Chelsea
Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has disclosed that Romelu Lukaku was frequently late to training sessions and matches during his initial period with the Premier League club.
Mikel made this revelation during a recent visit to Chelsea’s Cobham Arena, which was featured on The Obi One Podcast.
According to Mikel, Lukaku, who joined Chelsea as a young striker in 2011, initially struggled with punctuality.
Mikel described Lukaku as a “lovely guy” and mentioned that after having a conversation with him, Lukaku recognized the need to improve his timekeeping.
Mikel noted that Lukaku took the feedback seriously and subsequently made significant improvements in his punctuality, eventually becoming more reliable.
Chelsea player Enzo Fernández is in discussions to join Manchester City. This information was revealed by Fabrizio Romano, who shared that the two clubs are discussing a potential deal.
He wrote: “Enzo Fernández has a verbal agreement with Manchester City on personal terms.
“Deal depends on club-to-club decision, as #MCFC have not sent an official bid yet, but contacts will take place soon; decision on price is up to Chelsea.
“Enzo could be out again this weekend.”
Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca mentions his captains for the team. He mentions Rúben Dias and Erling Haaland.
He shared “We have experienced players. For sure, we have leaders. Now we need to wait four or five more days until the transfer window closes to see if we can add one or two more captains to Ruben [Dias] and Erling , who at the moment are the two captains.”
Maresca confirmed the pair as part of his leadership group ahead of the 2026/27 season, with two more captains expected to be selected after the transfer window closes.
Chelsea manager speaks on the team and shares thoughts on considering a change in goalkeepers, giving another goalkeeper, Mike Penders, a chance.
“Penders is part of the squad, so he has an opportunity. We will decide and then I am giving the team tomorrow to the players, so I prefer to respect that they know first.”
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