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Chelsea boss AVB admits admiration for Anderlecht striker Lukaku

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has admitted his admiration for Anderlecht striker Romelu Lukaku.

The Blues have been strongly linked with the 18-year-old, who is valued at around £20million by his club.

"Lukaku had a magnificent season in Belgium," he said.

"We are pondering every decision because we don't want to go into the market and make mistakes.

"We have plenty of availability in terms of forwards who can play in different positions - with (Nicolas) Anelka, with (Salomon) Kalou, Didier, Torres and (Daniel) Sturridge.

"This is the reality at the moment of our squad. We need to find the correct balance and this is why pre-season is important.

"On that decision, to bring in another forward, at the moment I don't think we will."

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