Lukaku has signed a five-year deal with the west London outfit

Romelu Lukaku is back at Chelsea after seven years away from Stamford Bridge.

The Belgian striker, 28, became the Blues’ record signing last week after completing a £97.5 million move from Inter Milan.

Lukaku has signed a five-year deal with the west London outfit and is expected to become the club’s new No. 9, according to The Daily Mail.

Tammy Abraham previously occupied the number nine shirt but the 23-year-old Englishman has now joined Jose Mourinho at AS Roma.

The £34 million transfer was confirmed on Tuesday morning.

Assuming Lukaku is then assigned the No. 9, he will be inheriting arguably the most cursed shirt in football.

Chris Sutton wore it during the 1999/2000 season and was a complete disaster at Stamford Bridge, scoring one goal in 28 Premier League appearances.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink then wore the No. 9 between 2000-2004 and performed very well.

But since Hasselbaink’s departure, 10 different players have worn the No. 9 shirt and, with the possible exception of Abraham, all of them flattered to deceive.

Look away now, Romelu…

MATEJA KEZMAN | 2004-2005

Fee: £5m

Chelsea appearances: 41

Chelsea goals: 7

Signing a prolific striker from the Eredivisie is risky business. For every Ruud van Nistelrooy or Luis Suarez, there’s an Afonso Alves or, yes, Mateja Kezman.

Big things were expected from the Serbian striker following his move from PSV Eindhoven, but seven goals in 41 games was a dismal return.

HERNAN CRESPO | 2005-2006

Fee: £16.8m

Chelsea appearances: 73

Chelsea goals: 25

Hernan Crespo was widely regarded as one of the world’s best centre-forwards in the mid-2000s but the Argentina international averaged around a goal every three games at Chelsea.

Premier League fans didn’t see Crespo at his world-class best.

KHALID BOULAHROUZ | 2006-2007

Fee: £8.5m

Chelsea appearances: 20

Chelsea goals: 0

It’s still difficult to work out why Jose Mourinho handed Khalid Boulahrouz – a right-back(!) – Chelsea’s No. 9 shirt.

The Dutch defender wasn’t quite good enough for a top club like Chelsea and he certainly wasn’t good enough to wear the No. 9.