30-year-old Chelsea player has made a huge u-turn after his latest comments

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One Chelsea player has seemingly made quite the u-turn based on what he has just come out and said.

Romelu Lukaku told Fabrizio Romano this week that he can see the Saudi Pro League becoming one of the best in the world in the coming years.

The Blues loanee is currently finding the net on a regular basis during his latest loan spell over in Italy with Roma.

The sacking of Chelsea legend Jose Mourinho has not impacted his personal season too much. He has 15 goals in all competitions already this season.

Before his move to the Italian capital, there were reports that the club were pushing for him to move to Saudi Arabia.

He would have joined fellow former Blues N’golo Kante, Kalidou Koulibaly and Edouard Mendy, who all made the switch last summer.

Lukaku makes U-turn

It was claimed at the time though that the 30-year-old was against the move, with him believing he had unfinished business playing in Europe.

However, his recent comments have been nothing but positive regarding the up and coming league, with him even tipping them to be amongst the best in the coming years.

He said: “In the next two years I see Saudi Pro League becoming one of the best in the world, if not the best.

“The clubs make a lot of efforts to bring the ‘big’ players here. They are improving a lot. It could be the best competition in the world.”

His recent comments would support early reports that he could be in line for a permanent move to Saudi Arabia at the end of the season, where he would no doubt be in for a big pay day.

Chelsea fans will just be hoping that the Lukaku saga can be brought to a permanent end as soon as possible, with many left angry at how it has all played out.