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Where next for Lukaku?
- Updated: May 18, 2016
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku will be on his way this summer, according to the player’s father.
The 23-year-old has become one of the hottest properties in the Premier League after netting 25 goals in 46 games for Everton this season, and his father, Roger, expects him to leave Goodison Park before the European Championship starts next month.
“Everton are asking around £65m for Rom. I think a transfer will be done before the Euros,” he told Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad.
“I hope and believe that Mino [Raiola, Lukaku’s agent] is fair, and that he is acting in the best interest of the player.
“Romelu will decide his future, but agents have the last word most of the time. Whether the transfer has been sorted? Almost. I think it will be in place before the European Championship.”
So where, if anywhere, will Lukaku go? We take a look at his options…
Chelsea – 11/10 with Sky Bet
According to Sky Bet, Lukaku’s most likely move is a switch back to Chelsea, the club he left for Everton two years ago following a successful loan spell at Goodison Park.
While it would be familiar territory for Lukaku, the Belgian left Stamford Bridge in the first place in pursuit of first-team football and Diego Costa still stands in his way in that regard.
Costa may not stay this summer, but getting him out of the door and bringing Lukaku in before the Euros – all while incoming boss Antonio Conte is preparing Italy for the tournament in France – would be a mightily impressive feat by the club’s transfer department.
Paris Saint-Germain – 6/1 with Sky Bet
A switch to the French champions would …
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