Chelsea close in on the signing of Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan, fans await which shirt number he will be given before they purchase their Lukaku shirts.Lukaku has worn a range of squad numbers throughout his career and was number 18 during his previous spell at Stamford Bridge.He will not don this number this time around, however, as it has already been assigned to Ethan Ampadu for the 2021/22 season after Olivier Giroud was sold.This leaves six squad numbers that Lukaku could potentially be awarded after he completes his return to the Blues.Having worn the number nine shirt at Inter and Manchester United, as well as for Belgium at the Euros, this would likely be Lukaku's preferred number upon his return to.
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