Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku has passed his phone number to the club's young players.

Now as a senior member of the squad, Lukaku, 28, prioritises being a role model and mentor to his current team-mates.

He said: "What I love about the younger players here is they are so dedicated to the game.

"You can see that each of them loves to work hard, so I just want to make sure they feel as good as they can be so they perform at the weekend.

"It's the same thing when I'm with the national team - every time there is a new young player coming through, I always make sure he can talk to me and doesn't feel star-struck by the players that we have.

"No, that's not the goal; the end goal is to play, to perform, and that's what I try to let them know.

"Sometimes with the new generation, I just DM them or send them my number, so they can call me if they need any advice or anything.

"It's just stuff behind the scenes that you do to help the next Belgian footballer, or next player in the academy here.

"If they need some help, they can reach out."