Romelu Lukaku isn't enjoying his situation at Chelsea, manager Thomas Tuchel has revealed.
The Belgian, signed from Inter Milan last summer, has played second fiddle to Kai Havertz recently and has yet to score a goal in 2022.
But Tuchel says the 28-year-old is handling his dissatisfaction with professionalism.
"It is not easy in this moment for him but he is a member of the team, an important member of the team," Tuchel told a press conference on Wednesday ahead of Thursday's game against Norwich.
"There are other players at certain times who are not happy because the biggest problem is we can only start 11 players. A lot of players think and have a reason to be regular starters for us.
"There's always a chance because Kai can also play more positions, we can play with double strikers like in the second half against Burnley and Luton.
"It is not only Romelu. It is also Timo [Werner] and sometimes one of the midfielders. It is the quality that makes the difference.
"Romelu fights for it like everybody else. This is what we need. He is as positive as can be. He does not like the situation, nobody does. He handles it very professionally. I try to do my best to be respectful and supportive like for everybody else."
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