Romelu Lukaku: Everton striker's agent Mino Raiola links player with Juventus and Real Madrid
The Belgium international has made no secret of his desire to play Champions League football
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Your support makes all the difference.Romelu Lukaku’s agent has fuelled speculation linking the Everton striker with a move to European football’s top clubs.
Mino Raiola, who also represents Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mario Balotelli, claimed that the Belgium international could move to one of either Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain or Real Madrid.
“Moving to Juve could be a great move but watch out for PSG and Real Madrid,” he said in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport.
Lukaku, who has also been linked with Manchester United and former club Chelsea, is the Premier League’s third-highest goalscorer this season, with 18 in 29 appearances.
His agent’s comments will add to the growing feeling that the 22-year-old is searching for a move away from Goodison Park in the summer.
Earlier this week, Lukaku’s father, Roger, publicly stated his desire for his son to play for either United or Bayern Munich.
The Everton striker played down those comments in an interview with Sky Sports at the weekend but did not rule out an exit from the Merseyside club.
“Those are my dad’s point of view, I think they are the teams that he likes,” he said. “It’s good. Of course it means that people are watching, but I have an agent who is dealing with this for me at the moment. I just want to be good, help my team-mates win games and score a lot of goals.”
When asked about his desire to play in the Champions League, Lukaku confirmed that he saw playing in the competition as the logical ‘next step’ in his career.
“Yeah of course, that’s the next step for me,” he said. “I’m 23 next summer and I think it would be nice to play in the Champions League next season.”
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