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Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel admits he 'fell into a trap' by declaring interest in Erling Haaland and insists he 'should have known better' after claiming the Borussia Dortmund star could play alongside Romelu Lukaku

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has admitted that he 'fell into a trap' when discussing Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland this week.

Tuchel usually refrains from mentioning players from opposing teams, but when receiving an award in Germany he stated that Chelsea talked regularly about the possibility of signing Haaland, although he admitted that a transfer seemed unrealistic.

In addition Tuchel stated that he was joking about the possibility of Haaland playing alongside Romelu Lukaku.

Thomas Tuchel says he fell into a trap when discussing Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland
Tuchel said that Chelsea had discussed a move for Haaland but a transfer was unrealistic

As reported by goal, Tuchel said: 'I fell into a trap.