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Jose taunts Blues over Romelu move

- CHRIS WHEELER reports from Los Angeles

JOSE MOURINHO completed his £75million capture of Romelu Lukaku yesterday and then taunted Chelsea that the Belgium striker has joined ‘the biggest club’. Manchester United signed Lukaku from Everton on a five-year contract with the option of another year in a deal that could rise to £90m with two sets of add-ons totalling £15m, potentiall­y making him the world’s most expensive player. Mourinho nabbed the 24-year-old from Chelsea’s clutches and said: ‘He is a natural fit for Manchester United. He is a big personalit­y and a big player. It is only natural that he wants to develop his career at the biggest club. ‘He will be a great addition to the group and I know they will make him very welcome. I am really looking forward to working with him again.’ Completion of the deal was confirmed an hour before Lukaku (below) trained with his team-mates for the first time on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles. He is set to make his debut in United’s opening tour game against LA Galaxy at the weekend. Lukaku revealed that he will wear the No 9 jersey after asking Zlatan Ibrahimovi­c for permission to inherit the number. ‘I asked for the No 9 because I’m a striker,’ he said.

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