Romelu Lukaku set to become Everton’s highest paid player ever with huge £100,000-a-week deal
Belgian striker to pen huge new contract and commit future to Ronald Koeman's Toffees
ROMELU LUKAKU will become Everton’s highest-paid player ever as he edges closer to a new £100,000-a-week contract.
The Belgium striker’s current contract expires in 2019, but his agent Mino Raiola has been in negotiations with Toffees officials since the summer.
Lukaku wanted to rejoin Chelsea in pre-season, but the Goodison Park outfit stood firm, and now the star is set to commit his long-term future to the club, according to the .
Raiola was in Merseyside on Monday for the derby defeat against Liverpool and was sat with Everton’s majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri.
The agent, who boasts Mario Balotelli among his clients, also enjoys a good relationship with the Goodison Park outfit’s chairman Bill Kenwright – ensuring contract talks have gone smoothly.
Everton boss Ronald Koeman said last week that the forward’s situation would be looked at next after securing extensions for Leighton Baines, Gareth Barry and Mason Holgate.
Meanwhile, the Dutch coach is facing an anxious wait to discover how badly James McCarthy’s hamstring injury is.
The midfielder came off against Liverpool and will undergo a scan on Wednesday.
Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg is also being assessed following his collision with team-mate Baines during the second half.