Lukaku Joins Everton on a permanent transfer

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Report: Lukaku joins Everton on permanent transfer from Chelsea, signs 5-year contract

Gianluca Nesci

@GianlucaNesci

3:29 PM

No more bouncing around from club to club for Romelu Lukaku.
According to reports, the big striker has completed a permanent move to Everton, signing a five-year deal with the Toffees and putting an end to his time at Chelsea.
Belgian newspaper La Dernière Heure was the first to report the news, which Belgian football journalist Kristof Terreur also reported later in the morning.

Lukaku, who scored 15 goals in 31 league appearances with Everton last season, will slot right back into his starting role from a year ago, when he was on loan at Goodison Park.
The club is expected to make the signing official later today.
Feature photo courtesy of Reuters

2:32 PM

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Lukaku's cryptic Twitter message fuels speculation of move away from Chelsea

Gianluca Nesci

@GianlucaNesci

2:32 PM

Romelu Lukaku has never been given a legitimate chance to shine at Chelsea.
The Belgian striker, 21, has endured multiple loan spells during his time at Stamford Bridge, and despite impressing with both West Brom and Everton, it seems manager Jose Mourinho has already decided that Lukaku is surplus to requirements - despite the fact that the woeful Fernando Torres will likely be relied upon as a backup to Diego Costa.
As a result, Lukaku has been linked to a host of clubs this summer, as a move away from the Blues seems imminent.
On Wednesday, the hulking Belgian added fuel to that fire.

While that seems an interesting plot twist, multiple reports note that Chelsea are expecting their Belgian World Cup players (Lukaku, Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois) to return to training later today, which could be what the striker is referring to.