{"id":35733,"date":"2014-07-30T15:34:36","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T15:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=35733"},"modified":"2014-07-30T15:34:36","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T15:34:36","slug":"romelu-lukaku-set-for-24million-switch-to-everton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/romelu-lukaku-set-for-24million-switch-to-everton\/","title":{"rendered":"Romelu Lukaku set for \u00a324million switch to Everton"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chelsea’s Belgium international striker Romelu Lukaku is set for a \u00a324million move to Everton.<\/p>\n
Everton manager Roberto Martinez looks to have won the race to sign the sought-after frontman, who would become the club’s record signing should the move proceed, exceeding the \u00a315m fee Everton paid for Lukaku’s compatriot Marouane Fellaini in 2008.<\/p>\n
Reports of Lukaku\u2019s imminent departure from Chelsea intensified after the 21-year-old posted a tweet through his official account hinting that he is ready for the next challenge in his career.<\/p>\n
The striker has been linked with Everton, Wolfsburg and Juventus this summer after struggling to force his way into the first-team picture at Chelsea since his arrival from Anderlecht in 2011.<\/p>\n
Despite the summer departures of strikers Demba Ba and Samuel Eto\u2019o, Lukaku\u2019s first-team chances at the club looked bleak following Chelsea\u2019s capture of Diego Costa and the return of Didier Drogba.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Wednesday, Lukaku tweeted a photo of himself on an aeroplane with the message: \u201cTime to write a new chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n
The tweet caused online bookmaker Sky Bet to cease trading on his next destination, with an announcement seemingly imminent.<\/p>\n