Chelsea have no reason to regret Romelu Lukaku and Mohamed Salah sales – Jamie Redknapp

Chelsea should not feel aggrieved to have sold Romelu Lukaku and Mohamed Salah but must regret their decision to let Kevin De Bruyneleave, Jamie Redknapp has said.

Belgium international Lukaku spent two years at Stamford Bridge but only made ten Premier League appearances before being sold to Everton in 2014.

Lukaku developed into one of the best strikers in England during his time at Goodison Park and earned a move to Manchester United iworth £75million.

Salah is another former Chelsea player enjoying a revival at a different Premier League club – the 25-year-old has already entered double figures for Liverpool during the 2017-18 campaign following his summer move from Roma.

Lukaku has enjoyed a fine start to his career at Manchester United (Picture: Getty)

Salah has been one of the stand-out players of the 2017-18 campaign (Picture: Getty)

Letting the talented duo leave has been criticised by many but Redknapp says the only ‘real regret’ for Chelsea is selling De Bruyne, who has become the ‘Premier League’s best player’ since joining Manchester City two years ago.

‘Mo Salah’s start at Liverpool has been sensational. He has scored nine Premier League goals already – more than any other Liverpool player after their first 12 games for the club, overtaking Robbie Fowler,’ Redknapp told the Daily Mail.

‘When he left Chelsea, Salah must have questioned whether he was good enough to play at the top level. After thriving in Italy he has returned as one of the most exciting forwards in our league.

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‘Three high-profile ex-Chelsea players scored on Saturday – Salah, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne. The club have been criticised for letting them go but De Bruyne – now the Premier League’s best player – can be their only real regret.

‘Would Antonio Conte trade Eden Hazard and Alvaro Morata for Salah and Lukaku? And let us not forget that Chelsea have won the title in two of the last three seasons without this trio.’

After an indifferent start to the season, Chelsea have won four consecutive Premier League games to move up to third in the table, nine points adrift of Manchester City.