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Everton striker Lukaku: I knew Barkley would be star seven years ago

Everton striker Romelu Lukaku enjoys playing with Ross Barkley.

Lukaku is on-loan at Everton from Chelsea.

"He's really good. I played against Ross seven years ago in a youth tournament, and even then you could see that he had the potential to play in the Premier League," said Lukaku.

"He has improved year after year, and it is a great pleasure to have him behind me. He delivers many quality balls, he can score, he can dribble. I think he is England's next star player."

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