"He has apologized to the team" - Tuchel reveals Lukaku has been included in derby against Tottenham

Thomas Tuchel have confirmed that Romelu Lukaku has been included in the Chelsea squad to face London rival Tottenham.

The Blues will face Spurs on Wednesday night in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final clash.

It's going to be the return of Antiono Conte to Stamford Bridge where he left few years ago to return to Italy. 

According to Tuchel, Lukaku has apologized to the team. Tuchel said: “Romelu Lukaku apologized and he's back in the squad. For me was important to understand that it was not intentional from Romelu. This is not as big as people want it to be - it's not small but we can stay calm and accept his apologies".

If you recall that Lukaku was dropped for Chelsea's 2-2 draw against Liverpool over the weekend after the Belgium international publicly criticised his manager's tactics. 

Lukaku has recovered from ankle injury he suffered last year November in the Champions League clash against Malmo. He came off the bench to score Chelsea win against Aston Villa and draw against Brighton. 

Tuchel also spoke about the fans following Lukaku comment about his desire to leave Chelsea and return to Inter Milan, Tuchel said: “Chelsea fans reaction? Romelu's very aware of what happened and what he created. He feels the responsibility to clean he mess us. Maybe we'll have a bit of smell from it, but he can handle it. He's no other choice - he's our player”.

The former PSG boss added that the former Manchester United and Everton star remains committed to the team.

He concluded: “There are zero doubts to Romelu Lukaku's commitment to the team. He is very committed. That's why it so was so surprising. He never created any problem, he's very emotional guy. I hope the supporters can take this also and support the team as they always do. It's time to move on”.

Following this meeting earlier today, Chelsea will not open to sale of Lukaku this January.