Ben Foster has told Chelsea they would be 'fools' to allow Romelu Lukaku to leave Stamford Bridge next season.
West Brom's keeper admitted that the Baggies' chances of seeing the Belgium international at the Hawthorns again were non-existent as the loanee grabbed a second-half hat-trick against Manchester United.
It took his tally for the season to 17 which is a remarkable feat, given that he has been unable to nail down a first-team spot of his own.
Returning: Lukaku is on his way back to Chelsea after his season-long loan deal at West Brom endedThat tally left him in sixth place in the goalscoring list and after the England international thanked Lukaku for his efforts, he claimed the chances of Chelsea allowing him out again were remote.
'There's no way he's coming back here next season,' he said, 'Chelsea would be fools to let him come back with the way their forward line is mis-firing.
'He is exactly what they need at the minute.
I don't believe it: Foster feels Chelsea would be fools to let Lukaku go in the summer'Rom came on and changed it against Manchester United. Fair play to him.
'As soon as he came on you could see that they were physically scared of him. He dominated everything that came his way.
'We cannot complain. He's come on and scored a hat-trick. It was a fitting send-off.
'He has done so much for us and I'm really happy for him because he is such a nice lad.'
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