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Everton manager on competing for a Champions League place, facing Arsenal at Goodison Park this weekend in the Premier League and speculation around Romelu Lukaku's future.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Roberto Martinez, Everton manager (on Romelu Lukaku's future):

"There's going to be a lot of speculation and a lot of talk about Romelu. I think he's been performing extremely well - you're going to get that sort of speculation. When you've got a player on loan where there's a little bit of uncertainty and he doesn't perform well and he doesn't reach certain levels, there's not much to talk (about). I think Romelu for me has been an incredible asset for us, the same way he has been a credit to his parent club and developing as a young man I think he's fulfilling his potential which is huge. All we want now is for him to concentrate on the next seven games and to finish as strong as he can be and then whatever happens in the summer, it will be something good because with the season he's had it can only be positive."