Romelu Lukaku welcomed back to Chelsea by legends John Terry and Didier Drogba plus current stars Mason Mount and Reece James after record transfer from Inter Milan

Romelu Lukaku has been welcomed back to Stamford Bridge by a host of Chelsea legends and current Blues stars.

The Belgium striker, 28, has rejoined his old side from Inter Milan in a club-record £97.5million deal, seven years after leaving west London for Everton in 2014.

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Having established himself as one of Europe’s best strikers in that time, even the most sceptical Chelsea fans will be buzzing.

Lukaku returns to a Blues side which just won the Champions League and Super Cup – and many consider him the missing piece of Thomas Tuchel’s puzzle.

His Instagram was flooded with messages after the move was announced, with his new teammates among those to welcome Lukaku.

“He’s back,” wrote Mason Mount, while Blues defender Reece James commented with a string a heart emojis.

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Meanwhile, Chelsea legend John Terry, who played alongside Lukaku at Stamford Bridge, also responded to the news with outstretched arms.

“Welcome home,” he wrote, following a trio of blue hearts.

During his first spell at the club, Lukaku was seen as the natural successor to Drogba, having learned off the iconic forward and developed a similar style of play.

That never materialised, but the pair have remained close friends, and nobody was more excited by the news than Drogba.

“There is he,” the Ivory Coast legend wrote on Twitter. “Welcome back home.”

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