Chelsea fringe forward Romelu Lukaku has stated that he is out to prove a point in 2012/13.

The Belgium international had fleeting opportunities last season in the club's first-team and spent large periods of time on the bench.

However, after the powerful attacker scored a brace for the Blues in a 4-2 win over Seattle Sounders in pre-season, Lukaku took a swipe at former boss Andre Villas-Boas and admitted that he is raring to go for next term.

"Those goals have been a long time coming. Last season was very difficult for me," he confessed to The Sun.

“But now it’s back to zero and if you have a good manager behind you, like I do now with Roberto Di Matteo, it’s the perfect situation. I’m confident and sure I can do well."

Lukaku has been linked with a loan move to another club this summer, but the Blues are still light in attack after seeing Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou depart at the end of last season.

By Gareth McKnight

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