Chelsea starlet admits Drogba is his idol

Chelsea's new signing Romelu Lukaku has admitted that teammate Didier Drogba was his idol as he was growing up, and he is looking forward to playing together at Chelsea.

Lukaku completed an 18m GBP move from Anderlecht to Chelsea last week, and is desperate to partner his idol Didier Drogba up front for the Blues.

"Three or four years ago I had two jerseys of Didier Drogba, one to sleep in and one to wear in the street when I was playing with my friends,'' he said. "I had a poster above my bed of Didier and a poster on my right side of Nicolas Anelka.

"I always wore the same boots as Didier. They were Nike, but when I signed my contract with Adidas I changed! I'd watch Chelsea train on Chelsea TV. No-one else would do that. People called me crazy, my mum called me crazy.

"I said it was normal, I want to know what it's like there so that I'm ready when I go there. I was a true crazy. When you are a true fan of a team and you can play for them, it's the best thing in the world. But you must also be focused - I'm not a fan anymore, I'm a player.''