After signing for Manchester United in a £75 million deal, Lukaku says playing for the 'biggest club in the world' has always been his ambition
Romelu Lukaku
Romelu Lukaku. Pic/AFP
Romelu Lukaku has admitted he did not think twice about agreeing to join Man United when the opportunity arose, describing the Red Devils as the "biggest club in the world".
United announced on Saturday they had reached an agreement with Everton to sign the 24-year-old in a deal understood to be worth an initial £75million.
Lukaku, who has been on holiday in America, is now set to put the finishing touches on the switch.
The Belgium international admits he is grateful to have been given the chance to join United.
"It's the biggest club in the world. It's a club that's hungry to win the league again, to be dominant in the world again. This is the sort of opportunity that I always wanted since I was a child and when they came calling I didn't have to think twice."
United have yet to make any official announcement about Lukaku apart from confirming a fee had been agreed with Everton.
Mourinho has been looking for a striker to cover the loss of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and had been heavily linked with moves for Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann, Andrea Belotti of Torino and Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata this summer. "I'm delighted to be part of their history. Who would say no to the biggest club in the world? The best stadium in England, the best fans, it's the perfect opportunity.
"I always said that I wanted to play for a team that was challenging for every trophy that is there, and I think Manchester United at the minute wants to be that dominant team, that dominant force."
87 No. of goals scored by Lukaku for Everton since 2014
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