Jose Mourinho reveals how Man Utd beat Chelsea to Romelu Lukaku

Jose Mourinho has revealed how Manchester United’s spending power rather than any personal relationship with Romelu Lukaku enabled him to beat his former club Chelsea to sign the prolific Belgian from Everton this summer. 

Lukaku faces his old team on Sunday afternoon, after a hugely productive start to the campaign, which has seen him score six goals in as many appearances for United, and 10 goals in eight games when two Belgium internationals are factored in. 

Mourinho said: “I don’t think it was my influence, no. I think that we paid the money that Everton asked for and we paid the player the wages that his agent asked for and we paid the agents the commission that they asked for.  I don’t see another reason.”