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Barcelona And Real Madrid Following 'The New Drogba', Anderlecht's Romelu Lukaku
Romelu Lukaku is on the Blanco and Blaugrana agenda as both clubs hope to sign the 'New Drogba'...
Mar 5, 2010 2:37:00 PM
By Cyrus C. Malek
As reported by Marca, Romelu Lukaku, the young, 16-year-old Congolese striker currently amazing fans at Belgian side Anderlecht, reportedly has a had a price tag put on him.
Still an adolescent, the youngster is a strong player (1,90 m. and 95 kg./6 ft. 3 in. and 210 pounds) who has been widely hailed as the 'New Drogba', a reputation that has attracted the interest of both Real Madrid and Barcelona along with Chelsea, Arsenal, and Inter Milan.
Lukaku has proven to be a natural goalscorer at Anderlecht and has since become called up as a member of the Belgian national team. Fans in Spain have already caught a glimpse of the exceptional youngster as he nearly singlehandedly served as Athletic Bilbao's executioner in the Europea League.
Despite his rise to stardom and grateful for the attention from the world's big clubs, Lukakau is trying to focus on Anderlecht and hopes to continue at the club, having already reportedly rejected a bid from Chelsea. The player is said to fetch a price of 15 million euros.
Still an adolescent, the youngster is a strong player (1,90 m. and 95 kg./6 ft. 3 in. and 210 pounds) who has been widely hailed as the 'New Drogba', a reputation that has attracted the interest of both Real Madrid and Barcelona along with Chelsea, Arsenal, and Inter Milan.
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Lukaku has proven to be a natural goalscorer at Anderlecht and has since become called up as a member of the Belgian national team. Fans in Spain have already caught a glimpse of the exceptional youngster as he nearly singlehandedly served as Athletic Bilbao's executioner in the Europea League.
Despite his rise to stardom and grateful for the attention from the world's big clubs, Lukakau is trying to focus on Anderlecht and hopes to continue at the club, having already reportedly rejected a bid from Chelsea. The player is said to fetch a price of 15 million euros.
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