Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has defended his decision to let Romelu Lukaku join Everton on loan on Monday.
The Belgium international striker, who spent last season on loan at West Bromwich Albion, will play this campaign with the Toffees.
"It is important for Lukaku," Mourinho told Chelsea TV. "We have Samuel Eto'o, Fernando Torres and Demba Ba, and of course he would have had chances to play but another thing is to play basically every weekend.
"He had [possible] clubs, he had options and he made that decision, I have to respect that decision and hopefully it goes well for him and it goes well for everyone."
Lukaku, 20, joined Chelsea from Anderlecht in 2011.
