The forward had told his national team’s doctors that he had been struggling with pain in his achilles for the past two to three weeks...
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Belgian officials still expect him to play a part of their World Cup qualifier against Scotland on Friday but are carefully managing the injury.
With Belgium sat top of their group and in a good place to qualify for Rio next summer it is unlikely they will unduly risk him. A serious achilles tear would end his season.
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‘I think its time for everyone to stop thinking about selling and buying players,’ the Blues boss told Chelsea TV.
‘There are always little things to do on the last day, people to leave. We have to think about the club but we also have to think about what is best for the players individually.
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‘With Lukaku, we have Fernando, Eto’o and Demba. Of course he would get playing time, but it’s the choice of playing basically every weekend.
‘He had lots of clubs and options, and we have to respect his decision.’