Here is your Chelsea morning digest for Saturday, May 1.
Duo to miss Fulham clash
Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel will be unable to call upon both Antonio Rudiger and Mateo Kovacic for today's visit of Fulham to Stamford Bridge.
Tuchel confirmed, whilst speaking to the media on Friday lunchtime, that the duo would be unavailable for selection, but that the rest of the squad was in a healthy condition ahead of back-to-back home tussles with Fulham and then Real Madrid.
Kovacic remains sidelined with a hamstring problem, whilst Rudiger picked up an unspecified injury in the closing stages of Tuesday evening's clash with Madrid in Spain.
Issuing an update on the pair, Tuchel said: "He [Kovacic] trained with us, but he's still not fully confident, he felt something at the end of training.
"So he's not available unfortunately.
"All the others are available expect for Toni Rudiger, who got injured in the last minute of the Madrid game. Everybody else is available."
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Inter set Lukaku price
If Chelsea are to complete a surprise swoop to bring Belgium international Romelu Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge this summer then they will have pay more than £100million.
It has been reported that Chelsea, who are desperate to add a new striker to their ranks this summer, are considering an approach for the Inter Milan star, as the battle to sign top target Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund could become incredibly heated.
It is said that Inter could be forced to sell some of their star assets this summer because of the financial difficulties they are currently facing.
Inter will demand a £105million fee for Lukaku, who has been nothing short of outstanding under Antonio Conte this season.
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Tuchel hints at Loftus-Cheek opportunity
Ruben Loftus-Cheek could be handed an opportunity to prove his worth at Stamford Bridge next season after being compared to former Blues midfielder Michael Ballack.
Loftus-Cheek is currently on loan at today's opponents, Fulham, and has spent the campaign trying to build up yet more Premier League experience before hoping to cement himself as a first-team regular at Stamford Bridge.
Although Tuchel has not yet had the chance to work alongside him, he has hinted that he could get an opportunity to prove himself next season.
As quoted by the Mail, Tuchel said: "I was quite a fan of him when he was younger.
"He reminded me of Michael Ballack. There were links with him moving to Germany. We are well aware of his talent. I don't know why things have not worked out as he wished but now he is doing good.
"I cannot judge him from TV and hearsay. I love to work with players then to give my opinion."
