"He is like a son to me": former world football glory declares his love to Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku does not stop talking about him anymore. The media, the fans, his teammates. But also the legends. Like Didier Drogba, literally under the spell of the Red Devil.

A little historical reminder. In 2011, Romelu Lukaku started his preparation with Chelsea as a young, very young player. On the training ground, he meets a certain Didier Drogba, absolute legend of world football and true icon of the Blues. The two men get along perfectly and the Ivorian, under the spell of his new partner, decides to take him under his wing.

Questioned by the Laatste Nieuws, Drogba did not hide that he had a special relationship with the most prolific striker in the history of Belgian football. "Romelu is like a son to me, when he came to Chelsea, there was an instant click between us"explained the Ivorian. "He literally knew everything about me, he could describe in detail all my goals and he knew with what football shoes I had played, but it was not thanks to this knowledge that we got along, it's thanks to his personality "he then said.

For Drogba, Lukaku is being rewarded for his exemplary mentality. "He shows respect for everyone, now it happens regularly that we have contacts, he knows he can always come to me"said the player. Lukaku, much criticized throughout his career, has a big admirer.

The critics, precisely, are the symbol of the real quality of the attacker. That's what Didier Drogba thinks. "These reviews show that Romelu is at the top of the world, and only later will the fans realize how good Romelu was at watching his exploits", he said. "Now, they are used to their phenomenal performances, but there comes a time when it will not be the case.There, there will be only memory.Romelu is not yet at its peak, it still has a nice margin of progression, it is only getting better. ".

Very nice compliments, coming from the mouth of a player who scored the world football. That will please Lukaku!