Stoke are reportedly set for a loan move for Chelsea new £18m signing Romelu Lukaku.
The striker, 18, who only joined the Pensioners this week, has stated to a UAE newspaper, that he is set for a January loan move, after giving himself six months to settle into life at Chelsea.
Lukaku, who averaged nearly a goal a game in the Belgian league last season, will go out with the mission to learn the art of playing up front in the Premier League and after the bruising opening day draw at the Britannia Stadium, Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has decided a spell with Tony Pulis and his troops would help bring on the talented teenager.
As well as a fantastic goalscoring record the hitman is full of power and pace, two attributes vital to succeeding in a Tony Pulis frontline.