Chelsea outcast Romelu Lukaku did not do the club any favors in a transfer bid.

The Belgian, who is spending the season on loan at AS Roma in the Italian Serie A, prevented the club from signing Jeremy Doku.

Per Anderlecht academy director Jean Kindermans, Manchester City winger Doku could have moved to Chelsea while still an Anderlecht player.

“I remember taking Romelu into my office about the problem of getting young players to commit to us – Doku in particular," Kindermans told the Sunday Mirror.

“Romelu replied, 'Come on, pass your phone to me, I'm going to call him'.

“But I didn't want to do that because a phone call gets quickly forgotten. So, instead, I got Romelu to convince Jeremy to stay.

“I still have the video on my phone. On it, you can hear Romelu giving advice to the Doku family, saying 'Hey, guys, stay with Anderlecht for a while, you're good' and so on."