Lukaku to die for Mourinho Romelu Lukaku
 Romelu Lukaku

Romelu Lukaku

LOS ANGELES. – New Manchester United signing Romelu Lukaku has declared himself ready to “go through a brick wall” for Jose Mourinho.

Lukaku has also revealed his admiration for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but warned he is not the same type of striker as the man he will replace at Manchester United. Lukaku trained for the first time with his new team-mates at UCLA in Los Angeles on Monday following his £90m transfer from Everton.

It marks the second time Lukaku has worked under Mourinho, with the pair enjoying a somewhat uneven relationship when the 24-year-old was trying to break into the first team at Chelsea.

The United boss questioned Lukaku’s mentality when he chose to leave for Everton rather than stay and compete for a place at Chelsea but the striker has insisted the pair have since moved on, in an interview with NBC’s Beyond The Pitch.

When asked if Mourinho was a big factor in his decision to join United, Lukaku replied: “Yeah, he was. To be fair, when I was starting to learn stuff about the game I knew that he was the manager I wanted to play for if I ever had the chance.

“I had the opportunity to work under him when I was 20 at Chelsea. It didn’t go how I expected it to happen but we have moved on from there.

“We have a brilliant relationship. He knows that I will go through a brick wall for him. “I am really excited to work under him and to improve. I want to challenge for trophies and be in the dressing room with great players but also great characters. It is something that I wanted and it is going to help me to get better.”

Lukaku was widely expected to leave Everton this summer after turning down a new contract but it was assumed by most that Chelsea, not United, were in pole position to sign him.

But the Belgian striker indicated in an interview last month while on international duty that his future had already been decided and he says he was already planning to sign for United at that point. – Sky Sports.

 

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