West Bromwich Albion boss Steve Clarke retains some hope that his club could retain the services of loan striker Romelu Lukaku beyond the summer.
The 19-year-old has netted 12 Premier League goals for the Baggies this season following his arrival on loan from Chelsea and the Belgium international is 67.00 to be the top-scorer in the top-flight.
Clarke accepts that the chances of keeping hold of Lukaku are slim, but will wait until the summer to see what the Blues have planned for the frontman next term.
"Chelsea are his parent club, he is their player and they will decide what they want to do first and foremost," Clarke said. "Then, after that, hopefully we will get a chance to put ourselves in the hat.
"If Chelsea want to loan him out for another season somewhere, I think we would have a strong chance of getting him back here.
"He has all the attributes to be a really top player. We're just pleased that he chose to come to us to get more minutes on the pitch in the Premier League."
Lukaku will be forced to take a watching brief this Saturday when the Baggies head to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea.
Albion are 4.75 to earn a draw and 21.00 to repeat the 2-1 victory they secured at The Hawthorns in November, while the Blues are 1.40 to win on home turf.
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