Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel admits he wasn't aware talks planned by Romelu Lukaku's agent with the club's new owners.
Federico Pastorello confirmed plans to speak to the club's new owners about his client's future at Stamford Bridge on Friday, just one day before the Blues' crunch Wembley clash.
His £97.5million move to Stamford Bridge hasn't worked out as either Lukaku or Chelsea would have hoped and he has been linked with a return to Serie A, with both Inter and AC Milan interested.
Ahead of his side's final showdown the German said: "If he plans to talk with the owner then maybe it's not his plan to talk with me. If he gets a meeting, maybe he can talk.
"It's his right and we will talk to anybody and evaluate the situation of any player including Romelu.
"I was only aware of it five minutes ago. That's what it is. Sometimes in football the tension is so high it attracts situations that you don't want to have before big matches.
"For me it's not a distraction and hopefully it's not for everyone who works with the team."
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