Agent claims Anderlecht starlet Lukaku is heading to the Premier League
Posted Saturday, April 23, 2011 by Talksport.co.uk
Chelsea target Romelu Lukaku is destined for the Premier League according to one of Europe's top football agents.
Fabrizio Ferrari brokers deals for clubs in the striker's native Belgium, where he currently plays for Anderlecht, and in Italy where one one particular club is interested in the 17-year-old's services.
"Juventus are interested in Lukaku but Anderlecht say they will sell him in the summer to a club in the Premier League, at his request, because he believes his characteristics are most suited to the Premier League," Ferrari told newspaper Tuttosport.
"He is a wonder, with his speed and technique; he reminds of the when I first saw the Brazilian striker Adriano at Inter Milan."
Chelsea have been leading the race for the teenager, who is seen as a long-term replacement for Didier Drogba, but all of the Premier League's top clubs are believed to be interested in the youngster's future.
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