Jose Mourinho’s intervention that stopped Romelu Lukaku from joining Chelsea

Romelu Lukaku has revealed a late phone call from Jose Mourinho ensured that he signed for Manchester United and not Chelsea In the summer of 2017. After two years in Manchester, the 26-year-old has left for Inter Milan this summer, linking up with ex-Chelsea boss Antonio Conte in Italy. Speaking on the LightHarted podcast he said: “I was gone, I was going to Chelsea. I was looking for an apartment, an apartment for my mum to stay in close to the practice facility, so I don't have to drive too far. And then Man U came. At Man U everybody was... I felt the trust more, where everybody wanted me to be there and that's the true story. "People say 'Yeah, my agent (Mino Raiola)' and stuff like that - my former agent at the time - he did his job, he got the best opportunity for me, but the people wanted me the most and that was Man U. Everybody was wanting me. There was no doubting. They came and they told me - I was in New York - I get a phone call from this number and I'm like, 'Who's this?' Pick up, Jose Mourinho. 'Rom, how are you doing?' I'm like, 'Yeah, what's up, boss?' "'I'm gonna get you back, we're gonna pay £75m plus £15m in bonuses (add-ons) by next week, so I expect you in LA. So go and do your s*** in LA and I'll see you after [in pre-season]'. I felt the dude was lying, like 'I'll see you'. Then the next thing I know, I wake up and had to go back to Everton on the July 7 and July 6, I wake up in the morning and I see they've agreed the deal, so I'm like, 'Man! They came in hard!'”

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