Manchester United star Romelu Lukaku signs with Jay Z’s Roc Nation agency
It means the Belgian has become the first Premier League footballer to sign up with the US music king
ROMELU LUKAKU has put pen to paper on a contract with Jay Z and his Roc Nation Sports agency.
It means the Manchester United star has become the first Premier League star to sign with the US music king.
It is likely Roc Nation will take care of his talent management and commercial opportunities.
SunSport revealed how Jay Z originally targeted Lukaku's Old Trafford team-mate Marcus Rashford.
But Lukaku, 24, was officially "welcomed to the family" during a trip to New York last month.
And now he has officially signed the deal, which will go down in history.
It was while he was in the Big Apple, while taking in a basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls, that Lukaku, whose football agent is Mino Raiola, joined the team.
He posed for a photo with Jacksonville Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette and wide receiver Victor Cruz.
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In the middle of the four was Shawn 'Pecas' Costner, a senior management executive at Roc Nation Sports.
Jay-Z's Roc Nation Sports talent stable is an extension of his entertainment company Roc Nation, which counts chart-topping superstars such as Shakira and DJ Khaled among its ranks.
Also in the ranks is the likes of Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant.