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Romelu Lukaku has hit back at his own agent for suggesting he plans to speak to Chelsea's new owners after manager Thomas Tuchel revealed he had been blindsided by the news on the eve of the FA Cup final.
The striker's agent, Federico Pastorello, confirmed plans to speak to the club's new owner Todd Boehly about his client's future at Stamford Bridge on Friday, just one day before the Blues' crunch Wembley clash.
However, the Belgian appeared to attack his own agent for the comments as he insisted that he will 'never' let anyone else speak for him.
Romelu Lukaku (left) hit back at his own agent, Federico Pastorello (right) for suggesting he plans to speak to Chelsea's new owners on the eve of the FA Cup final
The Chelsea forward took to Instagram to release a statement addressing the plans
Taking to Instagram, Lukaku released a statement to claim that he had remained silent on the matter.
'Never will I let someone speak for me,' he posted to his story.
'I kept my mouth shut and focused on helping the team and end the season in the best way as possible.
'So if someone out there trying to say something about me and the club... not in my name.'
In his statement, the striker insisted he had remained silent on any transfer plans
Blues boss Tuchel revealed he had only heard news of Pastorello's plans minutes before entering his pre-match press conference ahead of the Wembley clash against Jurgen Klopp's side.
Ahead of his side's final showdown the German said: 'If he plans to talk with the owner then maybe it's not his plan to talk with me. If he gets a meeting, maybe he can talk.
'It's his right and we will talk to anybody and evaluate the situation of any player including Romelu.
'I was only aware of it five minutes ago. That's what it is. Sometimes in football the tension is so high it attracts situations that you don't want to have before big matches.
