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Lukaku's Stoke loan ruled out

31 August 2011 - 04:27

Stoke's attempts to bring Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku to the club on loan were doomed from the start, according to the Premier League.

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A rule states: ''a Temporary Transfer to a Club may not take place in the Transfer Window in which the Transferor Club acquired the Player's registration''.



Therefore, Lukaku will stay at Chelsea and fight for a first-team place.

Written by Conroy Sanders