Jose Mourinho has been unimpressed with the words of Romelu Lukaku (Picture: Getty)

Jose Mourinho has criticised striker Romelu Lukaku for not admitting the real reason he was sent on loan to Everton.

Lukaku joined the Toffees in a surprise season-long deal on transfer deadline day and has proved an instant hit at Goodison Park.

But following comments from the Belgian this week that Mourinho has not contacted him to check on his progress, the Chelsea boss has hit back at Lukaku and warned him to watch his words.

‘Romelu likes to speak. He is a young boy and he likes to speak,’ said Mourinho in today’s pre-match press conference.


‘But the only thing he didn’t say was why he went to Everton on loan, that’s the only thing he never says.



‘My last contact with him was to tell him exactly that. “Why do you never say why you are not here?”

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Romelu Lukaku says he doesn’t hear from Jose Mourinho (Picture: Getty)

‘So it’s something he should [say] because he likes to speak, it’s something he should say.’

But when pressed to reveal the reasons for Lukaku’s temporary exit from Stamford Bridge, Mourinho declined to comment.

‘I keep private my conversations with my players,’ he added.

‘There are things in our lives we have to keep for ethical reasons.’

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