Romelu Lukaku has revealsed he never wanted to join Manchester United back in 2017 amid interest from Antonio Conte's Chelsea side.
The now 32-year-old joined Jose Mourinho’s Man United from Everton for a reported fee of around £75 million in the summer of 2017.
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Lukaku was arguably one of the best forwards in the league during his two-year spell at Old Trafford, scoring 42 goals in 96 games across all competitions.
He has now revealed that he didn’t actually want to join the club, instead preferring a return to Chelsea.
Lukaku told Het Nieuwsblad: "I had already told everyone: I’m going to Chelsea. But suddenly Mourinho called me to say that Manchester United had made an offer.
I came back from vacation and suddenly there was an agreement with Everton. I said to Mino (Raiola, after the move): 'I don’t want this', and then I decided now I’m doing everything myself."